The most recent press release, "Man Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun During Looting in Downtown Chicago," was submitted on July 30, 2021.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published 133 press releases the month before, marking a 12 percent decrease for the current month.
The Agency investigates and prevents crimes involving the unlawful use, manufacture and possession of firearms and explosives, arson and bombings and illegal trafficking or manufacture of alcohol and tobacco products.
Gun regulations and enforcement in the US has been criticized for being lax and uncoordinated, allowing for many unregulated guns to circulate.
Press releases by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in July 2021
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Man Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun During Looting in Downtown Chicago | 07/30/2021 |
| North Carolina Man Sentenced to 12 ½ Years for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy | 07/30/2021 |
| Huron Man Charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person | 07/30/2021 |
| Boston Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Failing To Register as a Sex Offender | 07/30/2021 |
| Tampa Man Who Set Fire to Champs Store During Civil Disturbance Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison | 07/29/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Who Illegally Possessed a Machinegun Is Sentenced to Ninety Months Imprisonment | 07/29/2021 |
| Lubbock Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Gun, Drug Crimes After Firing at Officers | 07/29/2021 |
| Boston Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Brockton Cell Phone Store | 07/29/2021 |
| Nine MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy | 07/28/2021 |
| Wilkes-Barre Man Indicted on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges | 07/28/2021 |
| Illegal Possession of Drugs and Guns Results in Time in Federal Prison | 07/28/2021 |
| St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges Resulting in Death | 07/28/2021 |
| KC Man Charged in Investigation of Firearms Stolen From Vehicles in Entertainment District | 07/28/2021 |
| Two St. Joseph Men Indicted for Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearms | 07/28/2021 |
| National Leader of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Admits Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 07/28/2021 |
| Previously Convicted Felon Charged With Illegal Possession of Handgun | 07/28/2021 |
| Eden Prairie Woman Charged With Illegally Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms | 07/28/2021 |
| California Man Pleads Guilty for Selling Methamphetamine in Northeastern Oklahoma | 07/28/2021 |
| West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Residents Indicted on Firearms and Drug Trafficking Charges | 07/28/2021 |
| Daytona Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Selling a Firearm and Methamphetamine | 07/27/2021 |
| Philadelphia Man Indicted for Illegally Possessing a Firearm Following Violent Assault and Armed Robbery | 07/27/2021 |
| Man Arrested on Federal Arson Charge for Allegedly Setting Fire to Chicago Building | 07/27/2021 |
| Williston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison For Felon in Possession of Firearms Following a Report of Indecent Exposure in Front of Fargo Residence | 07/27/2021 |
| Bottineau Man Sentenced to Thirty-five Years in Federal Prison for Shooting a Grafton Police Officer While Fleeing a Federal Arrest Warrant | 07/27/2021 |
| Minneapolis Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition | 07/27/2021 |
| Whitewood Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge | 07/27/2021 |
| Former Collegiate Wrestler Sentenced to Serve 36 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense | 07/27/2021 |
| Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Firearms | 07/27/2021 |
| Jury Finds Fort Hancock Resident Guilty of Transporting Illegal Aliens and Other Crimes | 07/27/2021 |
| Florida Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Shooting Incident | 07/26/2021 |
| Burlington County Man Charged With Drug And Weapons Offenses | 07/26/2021 |
| Convicted Felon and Grape Street Crip Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearms Offenses | 07/26/2021 |
| Peoria Man Sentenced to 67 Months in Prison for Stealing Nearly 100 Guns from Area Licensed Dealers | 07/26/2021 |
| Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance | 07/26/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Five Firearms | 07/23/2021 |
| Abbeville Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm | 07/23/2021 |
| Knoxville and Chattanooga Gang Members Convicted of Drug, Firearm and Money Laundering | 07/23/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge | 07/23/2021 |
| Accused Levelland Shooter Federally Charged | 07/23/2021 |
| Stoughton Man Sentenced on Drug Distribution Charges | 07/23/2021 |
| Eagle Butte Man Indicted on Firearm Charges | 07/22/2021 |
| Two Minnesota Men Sentenced for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy | 07/22/2021 |
| Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Arson of Minneapolis Pawn Shop | 07/22/2021 |
| Judge Sentences St. Louis Man for Maintaining a Drug House | 07/22/2021 |
| Department of Justice Announces Launch of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns | 07/22/2021 |
| Everton Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy | 07/22/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison on Robbery Charge | 07/22/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge | 07/22/2021 |
| Department of Justice Announces Launch of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns | 07/22/2021 |
| Lansing Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 07/21/2021 |
| Highland County Man Charged With Attempted Hate Crime Related to Plot to Conduct Mass Shooting of Women, Illegal Possession of Machine Gun | 07/21/2021 |
| Palm Coast Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base | 07/21/2021 |
| Second Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms | 07/21/2021 |
| Baltimore Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking | 07/21/2021 |
| Fremont Indiana Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison | 07/21/2021 |
| Sixteen Charged in Narcotics, Firearms Conspiracies | 07/21/2021 |
| Brooklyn Man Admits Possession of Machinegun | 07/21/2021 |
| Paterson Felon Admits Trafficking and Unlawfully Possessing 16 Firearms | 07/21/2021 |
| La Crosse County Man Charged With Gun and Drug Crimes | 07/21/2021 |
| Portsmouth Man Sentenced for Firearm and Fraud-Related Crimes | 07/21/2021 |
| Fifth Defendant Related to Gun Store Burglary Admits Possessing Stolen Firearm | 07/20/2021 |
| Brooklyn Park Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Arson in St. Paul’s Midway Area | 07/20/2021 |
| Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Firearms in Exchange for Distribution Amounts of High-grade Marijuana | 07/20/2021 |
| Karon Foster Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Violent Racketeering Conspiracy That Killed Three Victims in Carjacking and Armed Robbery Spree in Baltimore | 07/19/2021 |
| Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Stolen Firearm | 07/19/2021 |
| Jackson Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Armed Robbery | 07/19/2021 |
| Cocaine, Firearms, $1.6 Million Cash Recovered in Drug Bust | 07/19/2021 |
| Nearly Three Dozen Charged in Middle Georgia Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy | 07/16/2021 |
| Self-Described Member of “Boogaloo Bois” Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Machine Gun | 07/15/2021 |
| Waubay Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person | 07/15/2021 |
| Exotic Cat Keeper Sentenced for Gun Crime | 07/15/2021 |
| Passaic County Man Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl | 07/15/2021 |
| Jury Convicts Pittsfield Man of Drug and Firearm Offenses | 07/15/2021 |
| KC Man Pleads Guilty to Botched Robbery at Grandview Auto Dealer | 07/14/2021 |
| Man Found Guilty of Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun | 07/14/2021 |
| Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition | 07/14/2021 |
| Central Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Five Armed Robberies at Dayton Dollar Store | 07/14/2021 |
| St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm | 07/14/2021 |
| Madison Felon Sentenced to 30 Months for Possessing Firearm | 07/14/2021 |
| St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Gun Charges | 07/13/2021 |
| Member of Violent Gang from Detroit’s Eastside Sentenced to 210 Months in Federal Prison | 07/13/2021 |
| Ohio Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Carjacking | 07/13/2021 |
| Multiple Men Indicted for Arson and Other Offenses Committed During Unrest in Kenosha; Investigation Into Other Suspects Continues | 07/13/2021 |
| St. Paul Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 07/13/2021 |
| Baltimore Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine | 07/13/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Distribution of Marijuana and Using a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Crime | 07/12/2021 |
| Clarksburg Man Sentenced for Firearms Charge | 07/12/2021 |
| Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun Crimes | 07/12/2021 |
| Southern Indiana Residents Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations | 07/09/2021 |
| Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge | 07/09/2021 |
| Man Involved in Armed Robbery in Shreveport Sentenced to Federal Prison | 07/09/2021 |
| Pine Ridge Man Found Guilty of Meth Trafficking Conspiracy | 07/09/2021 |
| Luck Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Possessing Firearms as a Felon | 07/09/2021 |
| Armed Career Criminal Receives 20 Years in Prison For Gun and Drug Charges | 07/08/2021 |
| Sixteen Charged With Gun Crimes in Third Round of Cincinnati Gun Violence Reduction Initiative | 07/08/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges | 07/08/2021 |
| Cooke County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations | 07/08/2021 |
| Man Charged in Connection With Shooting of Federal Agents in Chicago | 07/08/2021 |
| Coffee County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Distribution | 07/07/2021 |
| Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Invading Homes of Dayton-Area Drug Dealers | 07/07/2021 |
| Gardena Man Charged in Indictment Alleging Five-day Armed Robbery Spree of Donut Shops, Pet Clinic, and Other Businesses | 07/07/2021 |
| Essex Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Distribution of Cocaine Base | 07/07/2021 |
| Dubuque Man Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison for Attempting to Tamper with Witnesses | 07/06/2021 |
| Mississippi Teen Pleads Guilty to Arson | 07/06/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Unregistered Firearm | 07/05/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Charges | 07/05/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Unregistered Firearm | 07/05/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Firearm | 07/05/2021 |
| Man Arrested on Charge of Illegally Transporting Fireworks, Including Homemade Devices that Caused Huge Explosion in South L.A. | 07/03/2021 |
| Dry Ridge Man Sentenced to 264 Months for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking | 07/02/2021 |
| Three Appear in Federal Court for Gun Crimes | 07/02/2021 |
| ATF Promotes Fireworks Safety | 07/02/2021 |
| ATF Promotes Fireworks Safety | 07/02/2021 |
| ATF Promotes Fireworks Safety | 07/01/2021 |
| Grand Jury Indicts St. Louis Man for Arson and Possession of a Destructive Device | 07/01/2021 |
| Judge Sentences Cape Girardeau Man To 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking and Firearms Charges | 07/01/2021 |
| Felon Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition | 07/01/2021 |
