The most recent press release, "Informational: Federal Court Arraignments," was submitted on Dec. 30, 2021.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published 135 press releases the month before, marking a three 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 December 2021
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Informational: Federal Court Arraignments | 12/30/2021 |
| Billings Man Admits Stealing Firearms From Business After Using Construction Excavator to Break In | 12/29/2021 |
| Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition | 12/29/2021 |
| Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Illegally Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms | 12/29/2021 |
| St. Paul Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Arson and Riot During August 2020 Riots in Downtown Minneapolis | 12/29/2021 |
| Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Outside a Tulsa Nightclub | 12/29/2021 |
| John T. Earnest Sentenced to Life Plus 30 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crimes Related to 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting and Attempted Mosque Arson | 12/28/2021 |
| Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm Under Felony Indictment | 12/23/2021 |
| Sheridan Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearms and Methamphetamine | 12/23/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced in Firearms and Narcotics Case | 12/23/2021 |
| Moses Lake Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Shooting at ATF Agents in Connection With Widespread Drug Distribution Scheme | 12/23/2021 |
| Great Hills Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges | 12/22/2021 |
| ATF National Response Team Deploying to Rocky Mount to Support QVC Fire Investigation | 12/21/2021 |
| Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Signs MOU eTrace With the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive | 12/21/2021 |
| Attleboro Gun Trafficker Convicted by Federal Jury | 12/21/2021 |
| Hammond Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison | 12/21/2021 |
| Old Town Man Sentenced for Possessing Short-Barreled Shotgun | 12/21/2021 |
| Hudson County Man and Essex County Woman Charged With Four Robberies and Two Shootings in Jersey City | 12/21/2021 |
| Arcadia Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms | 12/21/2021 |
| Barnstable Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses | 12/21/2021 |
| Osage Beach Gun Store Owner Indicted for Illegal Sales | 12/21/2021 |
| Winner Man Indicted on Firearm Charges | 12/21/2021 |
| Louisville Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Handgun | 12/20/2021 |
| Child Sex Trafficker and Armed Robber Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison | 12/20/2021 |
| New Orleans Felon Indicted on Multitude of Gun Charges | 12/20/2021 |
| KC Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Botched Robbery at Grandview Auto Dealer | 12/20/2021 |
| Bridgeton Man Pleads Guilty for Armed Carjacking That Resulted in the Death of the Victim | 12/20/2021 |
| Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Machine Gun Possession, Drug Crimes | 12/20/2021 |
| Parma Man Convicted of Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Narcotics | 12/20/2021 |
| Karon Foster Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Violent Racketeering Conspiracy | 12/20/2021 |
| Two Felons Sentenced to Respectively to 96 and 78 Months in Prison of Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 12/17/2021 |
| Chesapeake Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking | 12/17/2021 |
| Philadelphia Felon Charged With Illegally Possessing Narcotics and a Loaded Firearm | 12/17/2021 |
| Jefferson Parish Man Sentenced for Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence | 12/17/2021 |
| Jury Finds Convicted Felon Guilty of Possessing Ammunition | 12/17/2021 |
| Seven-time Felon Convicted in Connection With Armed Robbery at Labelle Pawnshop | 12/17/2021 |
| Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Gun Charge | 12/17/2021 |
| Tupelo Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms | 12/16/2021 |
| Eldridge, Iowa, Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon | 12/16/2021 |
| St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy To Possess and Discharge a Firearm | 12/16/2021 |
| District Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for PCP Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Charges | 12/16/2021 |
| Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking | 12/16/2021 |
| Billings Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 12/16/2021 |
| Fairview Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of 47 Firearms | 12/16/2021 |
| Two Men Sentenced for Their Role in the Attempted Murder of Federal Agents | 12/16/2021 |
| Jury Convicts KC Man of Illegal Firearm | 12/16/2021 |
| Jury Convicts Jefferson City Man for Illegally Possessing Firearm Used To Shoot Another Person | 12/16/2021 |
| Oil City Man Charged With Robbing Tobacco Store With a Gun | 12/16/2021 |
| Serial Arsonist Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Setting Fires to Publix Store | 12/16/2021 |
| Leaders of a Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison | 12/16/2021 |
| Erie Felon Charged With Illegally Possessing Fentanyl and a Firearm | 12/16/2021 |
| Erie Felon Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges | 12/16/2021 |
| Firearms Trafficker Arrested Thanks to U.S. – Bahamas Police Partnership | 12/16/2021 |
| Three Men Facing Federal Indictment for a Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy and Related Charges | 12/16/2021 |
| Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Possession, Distribution of Fentanyl Pills | 12/15/2021 |
| Acting United States Attorney Announces Dilworth, MN, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violent Gang Robberies | 12/15/2021 |
| Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Weapons Violations | 12/15/2021 |
| Hammond Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Oxycodone and Firearm Charge | 12/15/2021 |
| Foreign National Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition | 12/15/2021 |
| Mishawaka Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison | 12/15/2021 |
| Peoria Man Charged With Burglarizing a Bloomington Gun Store and Possessing Stolen Firearms | 12/15/2021 |
| Two Minneapolis Felons Sentenced Respectively to 70 and 82 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 12/15/2021 |
| Everton Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm | 12/15/2021 |
| Los Angeles Man Pleads to Drug-Related Charges After Selling Firearms Without a License | 12/14/2021 |
| Sussex County Man Sentenced to 62 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Weapons, Marijuana | 12/14/2021 |
| Union County Man Charged With Unlawful Firearm Possession | 12/14/2021 |
| Rockford Man Sentenced on Charges Of Illegal Possession of Firearms | 12/14/2021 |
| Jury Convicts KC Man of Illegally Possessing, Selling Firearms | 12/14/2021 |
| Main Defendant in 32 Defendant Drug Distribution Case involving Nortenos Gang Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Prison | 12/14/2021 |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana Man Sentenced to 211 Months in Prison | 12/14/2021 |
| Judge Sentences St. Louis Man on Drug and Gun Charges | 12/14/2021 |
| Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Investigation Leads to 30 Years in Prison for Shreveport Man | 12/14/2021 |
| Illegal Possession of Firearm Lands Man in Federal Prison | 12/14/2021 |
| Philadelphia Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm Following Incident on I-76 | 12/14/2021 |
| Judge Sentences Bertrand Man to 63 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearms | 12/14/2021 |
| St. Paul Felon Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 12/14/2021 |
| Canadian Citizen Sentenced to 68 Months in Prison for Aiding and Abetting Illegal Possession of Firearms | 12/14/2021 |
| St. Francis Man Sentenced for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer | 12/14/2021 |
| Lexington Man Sentenced to 220 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges | 12/14/2021 |
| Chicago Woman Sentenced | 12/13/2021 |
| Pike County Man Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon | 12/13/2021 |
| East Chicago Man Sentenced | 12/10/2021 |
| Gillette Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges | 12/10/2021 |
| Two Men Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization | 12/10/2021 |
| Informational: Federal Court Arraignments | 12/10/2021 |
| Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty for Violent Robbery of a Minneapolis Business | 12/10/2021 |
| Three-Time Convicted Felon Convicted Again After Trial of Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 12/10/2021 |
| Decatur Man Convicted of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon | 12/10/2021 |
| Two Armed Robbers Sentenced to a Total of 40 Years in Federal Prison | 12/10/2021 |
| New Orleans Felon Convicted on Gun Charge for Shooting in New Orleans-East Neighborhood | 12/09/2021 |
| Suburban Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Violating Federal Firearms and Explosives Laws | 12/09/2021 |
| Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy and Kidnapping | 12/09/2021 |
| East Chicago Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison | 12/09/2021 |
| Columbus Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon | 12/09/2021 |
| Paterson Felon Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Trafficking and Unlawfully Possessing 16 Firearms | 12/09/2021 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced for Firearms and Drug Crimes | 12/09/2021 |
| Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Firearm Charge | 12/09/2021 |
| Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison for Carjacking | 12/09/2021 |
| Two Defendants Charged in T&A Crips Case Each Sentenced to at Least 18 Years in Prison | 12/09/2021 |
| Dublin, Virginia Man Sentenced on Drug, Firearms Charges | 12/08/2021 |
| A Las Cruces, New Mexico, Drug Leader Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking in Sitka, Alaska | 12/08/2021 |
| Canadian Citizen Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms | 12/08/2021 |
| Man Facing Federal Charges for Possession With Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking | 12/08/2021 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 12/07/2021 |
| Jersey City Gang Member Admits Gang-Related Shooting | 12/07/2021 |
| Disturbance Complaints Lead to Conviction of Men for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition | 12/07/2021 |
| Two Influential Members of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood Admit to Participating in a Racketeering Enterprise and Drug Conspiracy From Prison | 12/07/2021 |
| Camden Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Weapon | 12/06/2021 |
| Watertown Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person | 12/06/2021 |
| Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Unregistered Firearm | 12/06/2021 |
| Nine Plaquemines Parish Residents Indicted for Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine, Crack, and Methamphetamine | 12/06/2021 |
| Fort Wayne Man Convicted of Federal Gun and Drug Offenses | 12/03/2021 |
| Thirty Members of a Multi-State Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Arrested | 12/03/2021 |
| Bogalusa Rapper Indicted After Violating the Federal Gun Control Act | 12/03/2021 |
| Jury Convicts Cincinnati Man of Trafficking Fentanyl | 12/03/2021 |
| Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder | 12/03/2021 |
| Louisiana Men Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Drugs and a Firearm | 12/02/2021 |
| Monmouth County Felon Charged With Impersonating DEA Agent and Possessing Handgun | 12/02/2021 |
| Pair Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl in Roanoke Area | 12/02/2021 |
| Jersey City Man Found Guilty of Being Felon in Possession of a Firearm While Distributing Heroin | 12/02/2021 |
| Baltimore Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm | 12/02/2021 |
| Dickenson County Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearms and Methamphetamine While on Federal Supervised Release | 12/02/2021 |
| La Crosse Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Illegal Gun Possession | 12/02/2021 |
| Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking | 12/01/2021 |
| Aberdeen Man Sentenced for Firearm Charge | 12/01/2021 |
| South Florida Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Building “Ghost Guns” and Manufacturing Ammunition in Garage | 12/01/2021 |
| Ash Grove Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearms Stolen From Neighbor | 12/01/2021 |
| KC Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Following High-Speed Police Chase | 12/01/2021 |
| Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges | 12/01/2021 |
| Cheyenne Felon Arrested on Federal Firearm Charges | 12/01/2021 |
| Eau Claire Felon Sentenced to 4 Years for Possessing Firearm | 12/01/2021 |
