Gun Cases are Notoriously Hard to Make Stick. New York Thinks It Has the Answer.
The city has launched an ambitious program to collect DNA from every gun recovered by police. But questions remain about effectiveness, and cost.
What Gun Regulations Should be “Repealed or Replaced”? The ATF Wants to Know.
Posed in closed-door meetings, the agency's inquiry follows a Trump administration directive to slash government rules.
Feds Say One of Chicago’s Last ‘Violence Interrupters’ Was Really a Gang Leader
The arrest of Francisco Sanchez for illegal gun possession adds to the troubles facing Cure Violence in its hometown.
The ATF Is Shutting Down Businesses It Says Are Hawking Silencers Disguised as Cleaning Tools
Sellers of "solvent traps" were pushing the legal envelope. The bureau noticed.
Congress Keeps Scolding the ATF for Botching Operations. Experts Say Lawmakers are Partially to Blame
The agency tasked with enforcing federal gun laws hasn’t had a permanent director for 8 of the last 10 years.
The ATF Was Planning a Chicago Surge Before Trump’s “Send in the Feds” Tweet
Internal memo called for federal officers to flood the city's highest-crime neighborhoods.
Democrats on Key House Committee Grill ATF Official Over Proposal to Loosen Gun Regulations
Ronald Turk, second in command at the agency, said his controversial memo was intended to spark an overdue conversation about outdated rules.
The ATF’s Record-Keeping Issues Extend to Its Confidential Informant Program
DOJ Inspector General says the agency's oversight of the sources it pays to build cases needs "significant improvement."
Read the Open Letter Published By An ‘Unshackled’ Former U.S. Attorney on Chicago’s Gun Violence Problem
“My hope and goal is to just speak truth,” wrote Zachary Fardon, who resigned this week as the city’s top prosecutor.
Gun Background Check Change Could Put Weapons in Fugitives’ Hands
Security experts see danger in a Justice Department policy that weakens the system for screening firearms buyers wanted by law enforcement.
Justice Department Lowers Bar for ‘Fugitives’ Who Try to Buy Guns
More people with outstanding arrest warrants will be able to legally buy guns under new rule.
An ATF Special Agent on Joining Forces With the NYPD, How Tech Is Solving Armed Robberies, and the Case He’ll Never Forget
Andrew Boss leads a 17-person task force based in the Bronx.