Tag Archives: ATF

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  Budget-cut layoffs deal a blow to investigations of gun-related crimes

  A federal agency has laid off nearly a hundred contract workers at its facility dedicated to tracing firearms used by criminals.
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  Virginia woman is accused of illegal gun dealing

  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alexandria said Kimberly Dinkins, 44, of Manassas, had purchased more than 25 firearms during a 15-day period with the intent to sell them to others.
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  Feds: Stafford pipe bomb suspect kept ‘angry blog’

  Federal investigators saw Laurence Stewart II kept an angry blog, in which he said he was disgusted by the legal system and was willing to commit crimes.
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  Virginia leads the way in machine gun ownership

  Virginia ranks first among all states in registered ownership of machine guns. That’s according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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  Combined police forces conduct Southside sweep

  It’s what pushed the Richmond Police Dept. and their federal partners to take a closer look at crime-fighting by blanketing three neighborhoods with manpower.
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  Report shows 407 guns linked to NY crime were purchased in Va.

  A report released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms found that 407 guns linked to crimes in New York were originally purchased in Virginia.