The most recent press release, "Albany Felon Indicted on Drug and Gun Offenses," was submitted on Oct. 31.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published 145 press releases the month before, marking an eight 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
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Albany Felon Indicted on Drug and Gun Offenses | 10/31/2022 |
| Jacksonville Convicted Felon Charged With Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl and Possession of a Machine Gun | 10/31/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 12 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 10/28/2022 |
| Informational: Federal Court Arraignments | 10/28/2022 |
| Ten Men Charged with Firearms Trafficking | 10/28/2022 |
| Twelve Charged With Firearms Trafficking | 10/28/2022 |
| Four Southern Missouri Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy | 10/28/2022 |
| Cleveland Man Charged With 10 Armed Robberies in Cleveland and Shaker Heights | 10/28/2022 |
| Grand Rapids Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms | 10/28/2022 |
| Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl With Intent to Sell and Possessing a Machine Gun | 10/28/2022 |
| Three Charged With Robbery of Postal Service Letter Carrier | 10/28/2022 |
| Former Philadelphia Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested and Charged With Trafficking Firearms | 10/27/2022 |
| Man Sentenced to 149 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Arson | 10/27/2022 |
| Washington Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act | 10/27/2022 |
| Denver Man Convicted of Drug and Weapons Charges | 10/27/2022 |
| Grandview Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearm | 10/27/2022 |
| St. Louis Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison on Drug/Gun Charge | 10/27/2022 |
| Belgrade Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Meth, Heroin Trafficking, Firearms Crimes | 10/27/2022 |
| Choctaw Nation And United States Attorney For The Eastern District Of Oklahoma Co-Host Law Enforcement Summit | 10/27/2022 |
| Tulsa Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for a Shooting Outside a Tulsa Nightclub | 10/27/2022 |
| Violent Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison After Committing Six Armed Robberies in Six Weeks, Including Three of the Same Convenience Store | 10/26/2022 |
| Three Members of Caribbean Arms Trafficking Ring Charged With Conspiracy to Smuggle Goods From the United States | 10/26/2022 |
| Melbourne Gun Enthusiast Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses | 10/26/2022 |
| Member of 8Ave Street Gang Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison After Conviction of Distributing Narcotics and Illegal Possession of Firearm | 10/26/2022 |
| U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking | 10/26/2022 |
| LaPorte Man Convicted by Jury of Drug and Gun Offenses | 10/26/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years on Gun Charge | 10/26/2022 |
| Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Stolen Firearm | 10/26/2022 |
| ATF & Escondido PD Investigation Results in 23 Defendants, Including Multi-Convicted Felons on Firearm & Drug Charges | 10/25/2022 |
| Interfaith Gun Safety Initiative Will Include Vigil, Gun Lock Distribution | 10/25/2022 |
| St. Louis Rapper Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge | 10/25/2022 |
| Bakersfield Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Hundreds of Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl | 10/25/2022 |
| Former Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking | 10/25/2022 |
| Chicago Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 10/25/2022 |
| Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Prison for Straw Purchasing Firearm Used in West Seventh Street Shooting | 10/25/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Illegally Trying to Buy a Firearm | 10/25/2022 |
| Fort Myers Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Firearms and Drug Offenses | 10/25/2022 |
| Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime | 10/25/2022 |
| Birmingham Man Sentenced on Drug Charge | 10/25/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Indicted for Distribution of Methamphetamine and Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 10/24/2022 |
| Lakeland Convicted Felon Indicted for Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition | 10/24/2022 |
| Members of Violent Mac Ballers Gang Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Attempted Murder, Robbery, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses | 10/24/2022 |
| Virginia Beach Man Convicted for Dealing Illegal Machine Guns | 10/24/2022 |
| Tampa Man Sentenced for Firearms Charges After Brandishing Gun at Driver | 10/21/2022 |
| Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 292 Months in Federal Prison for Interference With Commerce by Robbery and Gun Charges | 10/21/2022 |
| Fort Myers Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition | 10/21/2022 |
| Camden Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl | 10/21/2022 |
| Tampa Man Indicted for Illegally Possessing a Firearm While Confronting Citizens on Downtown Riverwalk | 10/21/2022 |
| Two Defendants Convicted of Armed Robbery at Aqueduct Racetrack | 10/21/2022 |
| Jury Convicts Syracuse Man of Drug and Firearm Offenses | 10/21/2022 |
| Federal Indictment Charges Man With Conspiring to “Straw Purchase” 27 Firearms in Indiana on Behalf of Chicago Resident | 10/20/2022 |
| St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing Firearms | 10/20/2022 |
| Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Making and Selling ‘Ghost Guns’ | 10/20/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Going Back to Prison on Gun Charge | 10/20/2022 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison | 10/19/2022 |
| Willmar Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Explosive Devices and a Firearm | 10/19/2022 |
| ATF National Response Team Deploying to Evansville, Indiana to Support Warehouse Fire Investigation | 10/19/2022 |
| Third Defendant in Double Armed Carjacking Case Arrested and Facing Federal Charges | 10/19/2022 |
| Violent Felon Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Fully Automatic AR-15 Style Rifle Following a High-Speed Chase | 10/19/2022 |
| Baltimore Drug and “Ghost” Gun Trafficker Sentenced | 10/19/2022 |
| Saint Paul Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm After Drive-By Shootout | 10/19/2022 |
| Federal Grand Jury Issues New Indictment in Conception Boat Fire | 10/18/2022 |
| Lamar Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Illegal Firearms, Meth Trafficking | 10/18/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possessing Drugs and Firearm | 10/18/2022 |
| Walton County Man Sentenced to 15 Years Federal Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine | 10/18/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Possessing a Loaded Firearm | 10/18/2022 |
| Activity in the United States Attorney's Office | 10/18/2022 |
| Rochester Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Arson of Multiple Buildings in St. Paul | 10/18/2022 |
| Jackson Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 10/18/2022 |
| Convicted Felon Indicted for Possession of Ammunition | 10/17/2022 |
| Vancleave Man Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine While Possessing a Firearm | 10/17/2022 |
| Sumter County Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Destructive Devices, Firearms, and Silencers | 10/17/2022 |
| Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Role in Drug Conspiracy | 10/17/2022 |
| Moffat Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to United States Post Office | 10/14/2022 |
| Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Carjacking, Drug, and Weapons Violations | 10/14/2022 |
| North Hollywood Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Firearms, Including ‘Ghost Guns’ and Methamphetamine | 10/14/2022 |
| Aurora Man Indicted for Making False Statements to Licensed Firearms Dealers | 10/14/2022 |
| Kalamazoo “Ghost Gun” Dealer Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison | 10/14/2022 |
| Normal, Illinois, Woman and Indianapolis Woman Charged With Illegally Purchasing Firearm Used to Shoot and Kill Champaign Police Officer | 10/14/2022 |
| St. Petersburg Felon Sentenced to Five Years’ Imprisonment for Selling Fentanyl and Firearms | 10/13/2022 |
| Pinellas Man Arrested on Nine-Count Indictment for Firearm and Narcotics Offenses | 10/13/2022 |
| Member of Bristol, Virginia Methamphetamine Drug Ring Sentenced | 10/13/2022 |
| Philadelphia Man Indicted for Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking | 10/13/2022 |
| Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl With Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 10/13/2022 |
| Rapid City Man Indicted on Drug and Firearm Ammunition Charges | 10/13/2022 |
| Okeechobee County Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession | 10/13/2022 |
| Rock Island Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Drug and Firearms Offenses | 10/13/2022 |
| Citrus County Convicted Felon Indicted for Possessing Multiple Firearms | 10/12/2022 |
| Paw Paw Man Pleads Guilty to Arson, Admits Setting Fire at Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood | 10/12/2022 |
| Grand Jury Returns Indictments | 10/12/2022 |
| St. Paul Felon Indicted for Federal Firearm Violation | 10/12/2022 |
| Brookhaven Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine | 10/12/2022 |
| Woodville Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine | 10/12/2022 |
| Michigan Man Arrested on Complaint Alleging He Deliberately Set 25 Commercial Trucks Ablaze in Eight Different States Over 2 Years | 10/12/2022 |
| Ohio Man Admits to Making a Bomb and Driving It to Carroll County, Maryland With the Intent to Kill His Romantic Rival | 10/12/2022 |
| Three Men Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Double Homicide—Murder for Hire Conspiracy | 10/11/2022 |
| Escape From Federal Custody and Illegal Possession of a Firearm Charges Land Two Defendants in Federal Prison | 10/11/2022 |
| Three Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking | 10/11/2022 |
| Highland County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting Hate Crime | 10/11/2022 |
| Tucson Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine and Firearms | 10/11/2022 |
| Charleston Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking | 10/11/2022 |
| Man Charged With Setting Chinatown Spa on Fire With Victim Trapped Inside | 10/07/2022 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced for Firearms Offense and Misprision of Felony | 10/07/2022 |
| Aurora Man Indicted for Weapons Violations | 10/07/2022 |
| Cahokia Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison on Felon in Possession Charge | 10/07/2022 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced to 106 Months of Imprisonment for Firearms Violations | 10/07/2022 |
| Member of Baltimore “Triple C” Gang Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Multiple Murders and Attempted Murders | 10/07/2022 |
| Second Conspirator in Kidnapping Plot Who Cooperated Gets Four Years in Prison | 10/06/2022 |
| La Crosse Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Illegal Firearm Possession | 10/06/2022 |
| Fort Wayne Man Convicted by Jury of Firearm Offense | 10/06/2022 |
| Greenwood Man Charged With Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 10/06/2022 |
| Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 10/06/2022 |
| Rapid City Man Indicted on Firearm and Drug Charges | 10/06/2022 |
| Justice Department Announces Filing of Statement of Interest in "Ghost Gun" Litigation | 10/06/2022 |
| Man With Domestic Abuse Battery Conviction Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 10/06/2022 |
| Members of Multi-State Credit Card Fraud Ring Sentenced for Conspiracy, Credit Card Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft | 10/06/2022 |
| Inland Empire Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Two-Month ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Robbery Spree Targeting Cellphone Stores | 10/06/2022 |
| Illegal Possession of Firearm Lands Shreveport Man in Federal Prison | 10/05/2022 |
| Collin County Man Guilty of Multiple Federal Crimes Related to Carrollton Murder | 10/05/2022 |
| Indianapolis Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl While on Community Corrections | 10/05/2022 |
| Lake City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Offenses | 10/05/2022 |
| Tampa Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Felonious Possession of Firearm Charge | 10/05/2022 |
| Bristol Man Found to Be a Career Offender and Sentenced to 264 Months Imprisonment for Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine | 10/05/2022 |
| St. Paul Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for His Role in Illegal Gun Buying Conspiracy | 10/05/2022 |
| Cincinnati Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Possessing Pistol He Converted Into Fully Automatic Weapon Using 3D-Printed Parts | 10/04/2022 |
| Snapchat Gun Dealer Convicted of Unlawfully Manufacturing and Selling Firearms | 10/04/2022 |
| Box Elder Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 10/04/2022 |
| Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 10/04/2022 |
| Federal Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Task Force Investigation Leads to Charges Against Six Individuals for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses | 10/04/2022 |
| Federal Jury Convicts Omaha Man of Drug and Firearms Offenses | 10/03/2022 |
| Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Machine Gun in Rockford | 10/03/2022 |
| Washington Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for Armed Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking in Great Falls Area and Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation | 10/03/2022 |
| St. Paul Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Violent Armed Robberies of Twin Cities Businesses | 10/03/2022 |
