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ATF HQ

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ATF HQ

@ATFHQ

Official ATF X account. 1-888-ATF-TIPS or [email protected] We do not collect information through this account: justice.gov/doj/privacy-po…

Washington, DC

Joined January 2012

ATF HQ
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Five Atlanta men were charged with allegedly trafficking of hundreds of stolen firearms to the Caribbean. A multi-agency investigation conducted by @ATFAtlanta, @HSI_HQ, @BISgov, @USPIS_HQ, and @Atlanta_Police, uncovered an extensive operation where the defendants were breaking
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ATF’s Forensic Crime Gun Intelligence Laboratory is breaking new ground by specializing in the recovery of DNA from fired cartridge cases. While NIBIN has long linked shooting scenes across jurisdictions, new techniques created by ATF’s forensic biologists extract DNA and
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ATF HQ
@ATFHQ
Jun 9
Today, ATF Director Robert Cekada attended the @NationalSheriff Annual Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. He met with law enforcement leaders and highlighted ATF’s strong partnerships with local agencies, as well as the unique investigative tools and expertise ATF provides to help
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ATF HQ
@ATFHQ
Jun 9
A Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attempted murder of ATF Special Agents. John Caleb Allen, 26, fired at the agents approximately 14 times when they attempted to serve a search warrant. A bullet passed through the shirtsleeve of one agent, and another
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ATF St. Paul
@ATFStPaul
Jun 9
BREAKING | @ATFStPaul Special Agents have responded to an active, barricaded suspect situation in South Minneapolis alongside @HennepinSheriff. Please avoid the area near West 28th Street and Nicollet Avenue and follow @HennepinSheriff for situation updates.
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ATF HQ
@ATFHQ
Jun 9
ATF Director Robert Cekada addressed attendees at the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies Spring Conference in Phoenix, June 8. He emphasized ATF’s role in helping states investigate and solve violent crime, particularly through the use of ATF’s unique tools,
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ATF HQ
@ATFHQ
Jun 9
Our deep sympathies go out to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office and the family and friends of Deputy Sheriff Logan Utt, who was shot and killed while performing a welfare check. Deputy Utt was a @usairforce veteran and served with the sheriff's office for more than two years.
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ATF HQ
@ATFHQ
Jun 9
Our sincere condolences go out to the Central Berks Regional Police Department and the family and friends of Police Office Kristen Yeager, who was killed in an automobile crash while responding to assist another agency. Officer Yeager served with the department for more than two
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ATF HQ
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Jun 9
ATF is proposing a technical update to amend the language in its subset of regulations under the Arms Export Control Act to match the terminology already used in the State Department’s U.S. Munitions List. Aligning these definitions would reduce ambiguity for Federal Firearms
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Jun 8
#ICYMI: Bobby Brandon Galvan was convicted by a federal jury in Del Rio on firearms trafficking and straw purchasing charges connected to the La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartel. In this significant case, Galvan bought 24 AK-47-style rifles and trafficked them to the cartel in
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Jun 6
ATF is proposing to eliminate the requirement that NFA applicants send a copy of their application and Responsible Person Questionnaire (ATF Form 5320.23) to their local Chief Law Enforcement Officer. This longstanding requirement has faced repeated legal challenges and has not
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ATF Chicago
@ATF_Chicago
Jun 5
STATEMENT ON THE JUNE 4, 2026 EXPLOSION ON I-290 AND MANNHEIM ROAD
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ATF HQ
@ATFHQ
Jun 5
ATF Director Robert Cekada addressed attendees at the 94th Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Long Beach, California, yesterday. The director explained to the @usmayors during the Criminal and Social Justice Standing Committee session how ATF partners with local
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