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3 hrs ago | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Gun dealers 'lost' nearly 11,000 firearms in 2012, ATF says

Gun dealers across the country reported losing nearly 11,000 firearms in 2012 and had 6,000 more guns stolen from their stores, according to a new federal report from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives .

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Related Topix: US News, Criminal Defense Law, Law

7 hrs ago | WTAJ

Keeping Track Of Our Guns

For more than 30 years Allegheny Trade Company has been selling guns in Duncansville.

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Related Topix: US News

11 hrs ago | KFVS12

Sikeston DPS partners with ATF to reduce gun violence

The Sikeston Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are working together to reduce violent crime in Sikeston.

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Related Topix: US News

11 hrs ago | The Star Press

Recycling business in industrial fire had been in violation over tires stored there

State regulators ordered a Near-Westside recycling company that burned down during the weekend company to reduce the number of tires stored there last year because it could pose a fire hazard.

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Related Topix: Fire, Indianapolis, IN, US News

14 hrs ago | Center for American Progress

Lost and Stolen Guns from Gun Dealers

Law-enforcement officials stand outside Riverview Gun Sales, December 20, 2012, as authorities raid the store in East Windsor, Connecticut.

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Related Topix: US News, Liberal Political News

15 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Biden reporting progress on gun executive actions

The White House is reporting progress on President Barack Obama's initiatives to reduce gun violence, but says the most important step would be getting a reluctant Congress to pass new firearms laws.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Joe Biden

19 hrs ago | Green Bay Press-Gazette

Letters: Politicians' choices defy common sense

Obviously, that was incompetence. In the Benghazi affair, we still don't know who refused the diplomats' request for security in a dangerous country.

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Related Topix: US News, Tax, Opinion

Mon Jun 17, 2013

KTUC-AM Tucson

Report: More Than 190,000 Lost, Stolen Guns on US Streets

Just how many unregistered or stolen guns are available on the streets? A new report by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives finds the numbers are staggering.

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Related Topix: Prison, US News

Washington Times

Grassley sees rush to confirm ATF chief facing probeWhistleblowing case remains open

President Obama's nominee to head the embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives remains the focus of a federal investigation and a senior Republican is asking why his confirmation hearings last week weren't postponed until the case has been resolved.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley

USA Today

ATF report: 190,000 firearms lost or stolen in 2012

Slightly more than 190,000 firearms were reported lost or stolen across the country last year, according to a new report by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.

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Related Topix: US News

American Police Beat

National security and cell phone repair

Federal law enforcement is confusing. People entering the country illegally are in violation of our immigration laws.

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Related Topix: US News

Minot Daily News

Who do you think has been spying on a CBS reporter?

CBS reporter Sheryl Atkissson, speaking this morning on CBS News, said that a forensic examination of her home and office computers showed that it had been subject to several remote searches by unidentified people in late 2012.

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Related Topix: US News

The Star Press

As huge Indy fire smolders, fire smolders, investigators wait for chance to sift through the debris

A smoldering debris pile that was too hot and too unsteady to sift through kept fire investigators at bay Sunday as they looked to find a cause behind the weekend fire that sent heavy black smoke rolling across the city.

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Related Topix: Fire, Indianapolis, IN, US News

The Willits News

Colorado fire homicide investigation slows letting people go home

Containment on the Black Forest fire could take until Thursday, and hundreds of evacuees will have to wait, fire managers said Sunday.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Black Forest, CO, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, US News, Colorado Springs, CO

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Click2Houston

ATF agent shoots burglary suspect

June 16, 2013: Harris County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a burglary in the Senterra Lakes subdivision.

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Related Topix: US News

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

State ATF leader uses surges, social media in busts

For four months last year, Essam "Sam" Rabadi commanded an intensive federal-local "surge" in the toughest neighborhoods of Philadelphia, leading to charges against 92 defendants.

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Related Topix: US News, Downtown (Pittsburgh, PA), US Secret Service

Examiner.com

A story of government abuse of power

Understanding what the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative non-profit organizations meant to the victims becomes much easier once you hear the story of Catherine Engelbrecht of Richmond, Texas.

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Related Topix: Tax, Non-Profit, US News

Abc13.com

ATF agent shoots suspect who allegedly broke into his Spring home

A man was shot this morning after allegedly breaking into the Spring home of an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Related Topix: US News

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Examiner.com

Newtown marks 6 month anniversary of tragedy, nation questions itself.

During this sunny, pleasant weekend, a delicious smattering of Juneteenth celebrations are popping up around the city and region.

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Related Topix: US News

Examiner.com

Patriot Act is un-constitutional

The USA PATRIOT Act broadly expands law enforcement's surveillance and investigative powers and represents one of the most significant threats to civil liberties, privacy and democratic traditions in U.S. history.

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Related Topix: US News, Patriot Act, Prison, Drug Enforcement Administration, Criminal Defense Law, Law