The most recent press release, "Maryland Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Arson Related to a 2017 Fire That Destroyed a Pasadena Bar," was submitted on Oct. 29, 2021.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published 137 press releases the month before, marking a 10 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 October 2021
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Maryland Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Arson Related to a 2017 Fire That Destroyed a Pasadena Bar | 10/29/2021 |
| Latin Dragons Nation Member Sentenced to 204 Months of Imprisonment | 10/29/2021 |
| Capitol Heights Narcotics Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Distribution and Firearms Charges | 10/29/2021 |
| Man Who Claimed He Gave Guns to Children Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison | 10/29/2021 |
| Two Men Indicted for Firearms Trafficking | 10/28/2021 |
| Grand Jury Indicts Local Man and Woman on Numerous Firearms Charges | 10/28/2021 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison | 10/28/2021 |
| Mansfield Man Previously Convicted of Domestic Violence Crimes Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 10/28/2021 |
| Possession and Trafficking of Drugs Sends Two Men to Prison | 10/28/2021 |
| Two Members of the Violent Extremist Group “The Base” Each Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Firearms and Alien-Related Charges | 10/28/2021 |
| St. Paul Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 10/28/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Ammunition, Obstructing Justice, and Attempted Witness Tampering | 10/27/2021 |
| Sixteen Individuals Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy and/or Drug Conspiracy | 10/27/2021 |
| Virginia Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine, Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 10/27/2021 |
| Washington Parish Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act | 10/27/2021 |
| United States Naval Intelligence Software Engineer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess With Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances | 10/27/2021 |
| Passaic County Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Participating in Drug Conspiracy | 10/26/2021 |
| South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges | 10/26/2021 |
| Washington Parish Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty Federal Drug Trafficking Charges | 10/26/2021 |
| Two Mexican Cartel Members Found Guilty of Violating RICO Statute | 10/26/2021 |
| Miami Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crimes | 10/26/2021 |
| Solano County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Firearms Offense | 10/26/2021 |
| Baltimore Crack Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty to Possession With Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine | 10/26/2021 |
| Box Elder Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy | 10/25/2021 |
| Two Harrisburg Men Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offenses | 10/25/2021 |
| Detroit Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Heroin Distribution | 10/25/2021 |
| KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Following Shooting | 10/25/2021 |
| Danville Man Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine, Methamphetamine | 10/25/2021 |
| Shooting at Drug Deal in Redwood City Results in More Than Seven-year Prison Sentence for Stockton Man | 10/25/2021 |
| Acting U.S. Attorney Williams and Police Commissioner Outlaw Host Town Hall To Discuss Collaborative Asian Community Safety Initiative | 10/22/2021 |
| Gordonsville Man Pleads Guilty in Series of 2020 Summertime Armed Robberies of Local Businesses | 10/22/2021 |
| Peoria Man Sentenced to Over 12 Months in Prison for Involvement in Looting a Gun Store and Providing False Statements to the ATF | 10/22/2021 |
| “Operation 922” – The Federal Domestic Violence Initiative for Western Oklahoma Is Getting Results | 10/22/2021 |
| Felon Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy | 10/21/2021 |
| Davenport Man Sentenced to 71 Months’ Imprisonment for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon | 10/21/2021 |
| Michigan City Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Prison | 10/21/2021 |
| Three Defendants Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearms Crimes | 10/21/2021 |
| Rapid City Man Found Guilty of Multiple Firearm Charges | 10/21/2021 |
| Richmond Man Sentenced to 312 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 10/21/2021 |
| ATF, Baltimore Police Announce Arrest in Double Homicide | 10/21/2021 |
| St. Paul Felon Sentenced to 110 Months in Prison for Possessing Firearms, Methamphetamine | 10/21/2021 |
| Parkersburg Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Crimes | 10/20/2021 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 62 Months in Prison | 10/20/2021 |
| Minneapolis Man Arrested, Charged With Straw Purchasing Firearm Used in West Seventh Street Shooting | 10/20/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 87 Months Imprisonment for Illegal Possession of Firearms | 10/20/2021 |
| Indianapolis Man Sentenced for Role in Jennings County Robbery and Murder | 10/19/2021 |
| Three Philadelphia Men Sentenced to 9+ Years Each for Armed Robbery of a Ridge Avenue Pharmacy | 10/19/2021 |
| Second Defendant Sentenced to 5 Years for Attempted Arson During 2020 Civil Unrest in Madison | 10/19/2021 |
| Eight Defendants Charged In Tenderloin-Based Drug Trafficking Conspiracy | 10/19/2021 |
| Hell’s Angels Member Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking | 10/18/2021 |
| U.S. Attorney’s Office and Law Enforcement Partners Address Surge in Violent Crime Through Strategic Prosecutions and Community Outreach | 10/18/2021 |
| Home Security Footage Leads to Ammunition and Drug Charges for Convicted Felon | 10/18/2021 |
| Hanover Man Accused of Making Pipe Bombs, Violating Protective Order | 10/18/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Handgun | 10/18/2021 |
| Charvez Brooks Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Rob a Gas Station Owner | 10/15/2021 |
| Mercer County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm Loaded With 30 Rounds of Ammunition in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime | 10/15/2021 |
| Prior Federal Felon Convicted on Armed Robbery Charges of Publix Supermarket | 10/15/2021 |
| Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime | 10/15/2021 |
| Denver Jury Convicts Felon for Possessing Ammunition After Deadly Shootout | 10/15/2021 |
| Armed Savannah Criminal Sentenced to Maximum Term in Prison for Illegal Firearms Possession | 10/14/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapon Charge | 10/14/2021 |
| Jackson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Firearm Offense | 10/14/2021 |
| Laplace Man Sentenced for Being Felon in Possession of Ammunition at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | 10/14/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Weapons Charge | 10/14/2021 |
| Preston County Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Drug and Firearms Charges | 10/14/2021 |
| Two Men Indicted in Connection With a Gun Trafficking Conspiracy Operating in Monmouth and Ocean Counties | 10/14/2021 |
| National Leader of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 10/14/2021 |
| Dodge County Man Indicted on Impersonating a Federal Officer and Firearm Charges | 10/14/2021 |
| Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Multiple Firearms | 10/14/2021 |
| Savannah Man Sentenced to Prison for Setting Fire at Hotel | 10/13/2021 |
| Tijuana Man Sentenced to Nearly 9 Years in Prison for Attempting To Buy Machine Guns, Grenades in Exchange for Fentanyl and Heroin | 10/13/2021 |
| Lake County Convicted Felon Indicted for Illegal Firearm Possession and Destruction of Aircraft | 10/13/2021 |
| South Florida Armed Robber Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison | 10/13/2021 |
| Grand Jury Returns Indictments | 10/13/2021 |
| Sheridan Man Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Methamphetamine | 10/13/2021 |
| Peoria Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Guns from a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer in Tazewell County | 10/12/2021 |
| Cincinnati Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Robbing Restaurant | 10/12/2021 |
| 25th Operation High Tide Defendant Sentenced for Drug and Gun Crimes | 10/12/2021 |
| Michigan Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm Following a Deadly Shootout in Minneapolis | 10/12/2021 |
| Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Violent Robbery of a Minneapolis Jewelry Store | 10/08/2021 |
| Former Gardena Police Officer Again Found Guilty of Operating Unlicensed Firearms Business | 10/08/2021 |
| Felon Charged With Unlawful Possession of 21 Firearms | 10/08/2021 |
| Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison | 10/08/2021 |
| Six South Carolina Residents Charged in Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracy | 10/08/2021 |
| Three Men Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses | 10/08/2021 |
| Baltimore Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking | 10/08/2021 |
| Cumberland County Man Charged With Manufacturing an Explosive Device and With Possessing Multiple Bombs and Precursor Materials | 10/07/2021 |
| Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Dozens of Firearms From Kentucky to Chicago | 10/07/2021 |
| Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Providing False Statements During Purchases of Firearms in Central Illinois | 10/07/2021 |
| Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault With Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer | 10/07/2021 |
| Four Men Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Including Two Charged with Possession of Machine Gun and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery | 10/07/2021 |
| Felon Receives 57-Month Sentence for Firearm Possession | 10/07/2021 |
| Key Participants in Gang-Related Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Substantial Federal Prison Terms | 10/07/2021 |
| Judge Sentences Cape Girardeau Man to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm | 10/07/2021 |
| Highmore Woman Sentenced on Firearm Charges | 10/07/2021 |
| Rosebud Man Sentenced for Firearm Charge | 10/07/2021 |
| Eden Prairie Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Firearms Straw Purchasing Conspiracy | 10/07/2021 |
| Four Charged with Making False Statement to Purchase Firearms at Licensed Youngstown Area Dealer | 10/07/2021 |
| Cleveland Man Found Guilty of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Drug Trafficking | 10/07/2021 |
| Smith County Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas | 10/07/2021 |
| Judge Sentences St. Louis Man to 255 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Distribution of Cocaine Base “Crack” | 10/06/2021 |
| Charlotte Man Is Convicted by a Federal Jury for Illegal Gun Possession | 10/06/2021 |
| Aryan Circle Gang Leader Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering | 10/06/2021 |
| Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Short Barreled Shotgun | 10/06/2021 |
| Paterson Man Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl | 10/06/2021 |
| Judge Sentences St. Louis Man to Prison for Robbing Man of Drugs and Shooting Him | 10/06/2021 |
| Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon | 10/06/2021 |
| Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes | 10/05/2021 |
| Elkhart Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison | 10/05/2021 |
| Alexandria Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 10/05/2021 |
| Moss Point Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 10/05/2021 |
| Grand Jury Indicts St. Louis Woman for Conspiracy to Commit Arson for Burning of St. Louis 7-Eleven on June 1, 2020 | 10/05/2021 |
| St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Businesses of Cigarettes | 10/05/2021 |
| Tulsa Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms in Exchange for Distribution Amounts of High-Grade Marijuana | 10/05/2021 |
| Columbus Man Charged in Narcotics Conspiracy Also Accused of Forcing Addicts Into Prostitution Through Violence | 10/04/2021 |
| Thibodaux Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act | 10/04/2021 |
| Camden Man Admits Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl | 10/04/2021 |
| Kansas Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking a 16-Year-Old Victim | 10/04/2021 |
| Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine from Georgia into Lee and Wise Counties | 10/01/2021 |
| Port Saint Joe Man Sentenced to Thirty Years on Drug and Firearm Charges | 10/01/2021 |
| Akron Man Charged With Escape From Northeast Ohio Correctional Center | 10/01/2021 |
| Instagram Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 19+ Years | 10/01/2021 |
