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The '''Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives''' (ATF, BATF, or BATFE) is a [[law enforcement]] agency within the United States [[Department of Justice]] mandated to enforce [[federal]] criminal laws concerning the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of [[firearm]]s and explosives, as well as acts of [[arson]] and [[bomb]]ings, and illegal trafficking of [[alcoholic drinks|alcohol]] and [[tobacco]] products. The ATF also regulates the firearms and explosives industries via licensing.
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The '''Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives''' (ATF or BATFE) is a [[law enforcement]] agency within the United States [[Department of Justice]] mandated to enforce [[federal]] criminal laws concerning the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of [[firearm]]s and explosives, as well as acts of [[arson]] and [[bomb]]ings, and illegal trafficking of [[alcoholic drinks|alcohol]] and [[tobacco]] products. The ATF also regulates the firearms and explosives industries via licensing. The agency was formerly the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in the Department of Treasury, but was renamed when moved to the Department of Justice on January 17, 2003.<ref>Title XI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296.</ref>
  
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They were formerly known as the [[Department of Treasury]] BATF, but are now the BATFE(xplosives) of the DOJ. Now they are a "real" [[:Category:Law Enforcement Agencies|law enforcement agency]] instead of mere [[tax collector]]s.  
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The ATF works directly, and through partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to investigate and reduce crime.<ref>[http://www.atf.gov/about/mission.htm Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ]</ref>  The ATF employs approximately 5000 people across America and has a budget of nearly 1 billion dollars. Since 2001 the ATF has trained almost 6000 bomb technicians and investigators.
  
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The ATF works directly, and through partnerships with local [[law enforcement]] agencies to investigate and reduce crime.<ref>[http://www.atf.gov/about/mission.htm Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ] </ref> The ATF employs approximately 5000 people across America and has a budget of nearly 1 billion dollars. Since 2001 the ATF has trained almost 6000 bomb technicians and investigators.
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The ATF was severely criticized in the 1990s following several botched investigations and high-profile shootings and deaths, including the Waco Siege of the [[Branch Davidians]] in [[Waco]], [[Texas]]. During the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the ATF conducted "[[Operation Fast and Furious]]" which involved selling rifles to Mexican [[drug cartels]]. A gun sold through the operation was later used to kill a US agent, and others were associated with various murders in Arizona and Mexico.
  
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==Conservative Veterans, Gun Enthusiasts See Police State Behaviors==
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Many [[Conservative]] [[veteran]]s, [[American]] [[Oath Keepers|Oath Keeper]] [[Patriot]]s, [[gun enthusiast]]s and [[:Category:Survivalists|preppers]] see the BATFE's behaviors since the [[Waco]] and [[Ruby Ridge]] [[tyranny|tyrannical]] episodes as [[police state]] behaviors.
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The ATF was severely criticized in the 1990's following several botched investigations and high profile shootings and "accidental" deaths, including the Waco Siege of the [[Branch Davidians]] in [[Waco]], [[Texas]]. During the [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]] administrations, the ATF conducted "[[Operation Fast and Furious]]" which involved selling [[AR-15]] and other [[assault rifle]]s to [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[drug cartels]].  A gun sold through the operation was later used to murder a US agent, and others were associated with various murders in [[Arizona]] and Mexico.
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==See Also==
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* [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]] in the U.S. Department of Treasury
 
* [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]] in the U.S. Department of Treasury
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* [[National Rifle Association]], [[Gun Owners of America]], [[Second Amendment Foundation]]
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==External links==
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* [http://www.atf.gov Official ATF.gov website]
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==Bibliography - Further Reading==
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* [http://www.atf.gov/regulations-rulings/ ATF Regulations]
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* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], [[Boston's Gun Bible]]. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2008. Contains several chapters related to the BATF, with many references and discussions of the BATF, Waco and Ruby Ridge.
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* [http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=200327 (Search ATF Regulations)]
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* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], [[Molon Labe!]]. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 30 January 2004, 454 pp (first edition, paperback), ISBN 1-888766-07-7 - Conservative [[Christian]] [[Libertarian]] [[dystopian]] fiction novel entirely based around the issue of [[States' rights]] and the [[Tenth Amendment]]'s connection with the [[Second Amendment]] right to [[firearms|armed]] [[citizen]] defense against federal [[tyranny]]. Contains several chapters related to the BATF, with many references and discussions of the BATF, Waco and Ruby Ridge.
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Revision as of 01:50, April 23, 2019

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF or BATFE) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice mandated to enforce federal criminal laws concerning the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives, as well as acts of arson and bombings, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products. The ATF also regulates the firearms and explosives industries via licensing. The agency was formerly the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in the Department of Treasury, but was renamed when moved to the Department of Justice on January 17, 2003.[1]

The ATF works directly, and through partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to investigate and reduce crime.[2] The ATF employs approximately 5000 people across America and has a budget of nearly 1 billion dollars. Since 2001 the ATF has trained almost 6000 bomb technicians and investigators.

The ATF was severely criticized in the 1990s following several botched investigations and high-profile shootings and deaths, including the Waco Siege of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. During the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the ATF conducted "Operation Fast and Furious" which involved selling rifles to Mexican drug cartels. A gun sold through the operation was later used to kill a US agent, and others were associated with various murders in Arizona and Mexico.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Title XI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296.
  2. ↑ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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