The Biggest Gun Heist You Haven’t Heard About
Christopher Lee Yates admitted to stealing thousands of guns and weapons parts, including handguns and unregistered machine guns, from the ATF.
ATF
The ATF’s Highest-Ranking Official Will Retire
Thomas Brandon will step down at the end of April.
Major Bump Stock Seller Surrenders 60,000 Devices to ATF
The agency will destroy the unsold rapid-fire accessories in keeping with a federal rule changed after the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Accused ATF Gun Thief Turns Himself In
Christopher Lee Yates surrendered to U.S. Marshals in West Virginia after skipping his first court date for allegedly stealing guns and parts from an ATF facility.
Alleged ATF Gun Thief Is on the Lam
A longtime security guard is accused of stealing a “substantial” number of weapons — including a rare, fully-automatic rifle — from a government facility in West Virginia. This week, he skipped court.
ATF Heist Exposes Vulnerabilities in System for Firearm Disposal
A federal contractor stole an untold number of guns from a West Virginia facility. At least one of the weapons had been marked as destroyed.
The White House Wants the ATF to Give Up Booze and Cigarettes
The Trump administration’s 2020 budget would force the…
ATF’s Push to Solve More Gun Crimes Is Stymied by Local Police, Report Finds
A push by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to improve…
ATF Documents Show How Traffickers Exploit Lax Sellers and Weak Laws
Smugglers who run weapons across the southern border are loyal customers.
In Big Reversal, Supporters of Regulating Bump Stocks Now Outnumber Opponents 3 to 1 in Comments to ATF
One expert characterized the findings of The Trace's analysis as “more evidence that gun regulation advocates are closing the participation gap.”
The ATF Received 36,000 Comments on Bump Stocks. They’re Overwhelmingly Anti-Regulation.
While widespread public support exists for many gun regulations and policies, pro-gun advocates are significantly more active than their counterparts when it comes to engaging politicians and government agencies.
Ballistics Imaging Helped Phoenix Police Solve 9 Fatal Shootings. Why Don’t More Departments Make Better Use of It?
The technology — a national database of ballistic images that matches guns and shell casings recovered by police — is not new, but underutilized.