Latest Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives News
The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close a...
Brother of airport director shot by ATF agents speaks out about shooting
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The brother of the Little Rock airport executive shot by federal agents serving a search warrant said he fears his brother may not survive. Bryan Malinowski, 53, was injured in a shootout Tuesday with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
ATF agent injured in shootout at home of Little Rock, Arkansas, airport executive director
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal agents were involved in a shootout early Tuesday as they tried to serve a search warrant at the Little Rock home of the person who leads the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, authorities confirmed. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
Gas chemicals investigated as cause of fire and explosions at suburban Detroit building
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A large fire followed by multiple explosions at a building in suburban Detroit killed one person and injured a firefighter. A look at what we know about the site, including investigators' questions surrounding the vaping supply distributor operating...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ ATF rules not updated to allow...
House fire that left 5 children dead in Arizona doesn't appear to be arson, authorities say
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — There is no evidence an Arizona house fire that killed five children was caused by arson, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found no trace of accelerants on debris samples taken from...
The Supreme Court appears torn about a Trump-era ban on a gun accessory known as bump stocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared torn Wednesday about a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The high court...
Blast inside Philadelphia apartment injures at least 1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An explosion inside a Philadelphia apartment early Monday left at least one person seriously injured, according to published reports, but authorities have declined to provide further details. The blast occurred around 12:30 a.m., and officers from the city and...
Federal authorities investigate suspected arson at offices of 3 conservative groups in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities in Minnesota are investigating a suspected arson fire that heavily damaged the offices of three conservative groups, which are calling the blaze an act of political terrorism. The fire happened early Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb of Golden...
