ATFa s investigation into Pasadena police officers began with a gun seized at a crime scene

A gun purchased by a Pasadena police officer turned up at a crime scene less than three years later and launched a federal investigation into illegal weapon sales throughout Southern California, according to newly released emails. Now-retired Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez was notified in November 2016 by a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives official in Los Angeles that one of his officers was linked to a gun recovered by another police department.

Gun Rights Groups Oppose ATF Over Bump Stock Ban

The second of at least two gun rights groups submitted a letter Tuesday to the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in opposition to a proposed ban on bump stocks. Gun Owners Foundation and Gun Owners of America filed petitions with the agency, making points toward the continued legality of the apparatus which allows a semi-automatic rifle to rapidly fire.

Quick release of gun data called trailblazing and troubling

Gun control advocates are hailing New Jersey's release of near-real-time firearms trafficking data as a trailblazing use of federal information, but Second Amendment advocates and skeptical Republicans question whether the report amounts to a way around a federal limitation on the release of some data. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled the data Tuesday as part of a campaign promise to strengthen New Jersey's already-tight gun laws.

Quick release of gun data called trailblazing and troubling Source: AP

Gun control advocates are hailing New Jersey's release of near-real-time firearms trafficking data as a trailblazing use of federal information, but Second Amendment advocates and skeptical Republicans question whether the report amounts to a way around a federal limitation on the release of some data. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled the data Tuesday as part of a campaign promise to strengthen New Jersey's already-tight gun laws.

Phil Murphy ‘names and shames’ states that send N.J. illegal guns

Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at a press conference alongside Fred Guttenberg, right, the father of murdered Parkland, Florida student Jaime Guttenberg, and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal at a press conference in Hackensack. ( But as Gov. Phil Murphy vows to tighten the state's already-strict gun laws, data shows more than three-quarters of guns connected to crimes in the Garden State come from beyond its borders.

As Chicago weather warms, 74 people shot in nation’s third-largest city since Monday

At least 74 people have been shot in the nation's third-largest city since Monday, a troubling uptick of violence for a metropolis that has seen some recent success in reducing shooting incidents. The surge in violence, which includes five people who have been fatally shot, comes as Chicago Police Department officials have expressed optimism in recent months that gun violence was on the downward trend in a city that tallied more than 1,400 homicides in 2016 and 2017 combined.

As Chicago weather warms, 70 people shot in nation’s third-largest city since Monday

At least 70 people have been shot in the nation's third-largest city since Monday, a troubling uptick of violence for a metropolis that has seen some recent success in reducing shooting incidents. The surge in violence, which includes five people who have been fatally shot, comes as Chicago Police Department officials have expressed optimism in recent months that gun violence was on the downward trend in a city that tallied more than 1,400 homicides in 2016 and 2017 combined.

ATF agent shot in ‘ambush’, critically injured in Chicago during investigation

An ATF agent who is part of a newly-created strike force aimed at stemming gun violence in Chicago was critically wounded Friday during an investigation in one of the city's most violence-plagued neighborhoods, police said. Federal and local police officers were taking part in an early-morning joint operation in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood when the agent was wounded in the face by an assailant, according to Chicago Police.

As Chicago weather warms, 48 people shot in nation’s third-largest city since Monday

CHICAGO At least 48 people have been shot in the nation's third-largest city since Monday, a troubling uptick of violence for a city that has seen some recent success in reducing shooting incidents. The surge in violence, which includes four people who have been fatally shot, comes as Chicago Police Department officials have expressed optimism in recent months that gun violence was on the downward trend in a city that tallied more than 1,400 homicides in 2016 and 2017 combined.

Reward doubled to $20K after 700 pounds of dynamite stolen

Federal authorities have doubled the reward to $20,000 for information on the theft of hundreds of explosives from a worksite in Pennsylvania. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says approximately 700 pounds of dynamite and 400 blasting caps were stolen over the weekend from a Gregory General Contracting Company site in the southeastern part of the state.

Up to $10K reward offered after 58 firearms stolen from a Columbus pawn shop

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation , the trade association for the firearms industry, are seeking information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary and theft of firearms from Express Pawn, in Columbus. ATF is offering a reward up to $5,000, which will be matched by the NSSF for a total reward up to $10,000.