The most recent press release, "Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Lying on Federal Gun Form," was submitted on Jan. 31.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published 127 press releases the month before, marking a 27 percent increase 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 January
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Lying on Federal Gun Form | 01/31/2023 |
| 24 People Indicted for Cross-Country Marijuana Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies, Firearms Offenses, and Other Crimes | 01/31/2023 |
| Four New Jersey Men Charged With Roles in ‘Ghost Gun’ Trafficking Network | 01/31/2023 |
| California Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm | 01/31/2023 |
| Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges Stemming From Shootout at New Orleans Hotel | 01/30/2023 |
| Coon Rapids Felon Charged With Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 01/30/2023 |
| Beloit Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Possessing a Firearm in a School Zone | 01/30/2023 |
| New Orleans Man Charged by Federal Grand Jury for Alleged Possession of Approximately 100 Machine Gun Conversion Devices | 01/30/2023 |
| Addict in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced | 01/30/2023 |
| Bellevue Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes | 01/30/2023 |
| Weeping Water Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Ammunition | 01/30/2023 |
| Sioux Falls Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearm | 01/29/2023 |
| Three Dewey County Men Indicted on Firearm Offenses | 01/29/2023 |
| Informational: Federal Court arraignments | 01/27/2023 |
| Loveland Man Charged and Detained in Connection with Arson Church Fire | 01/27/2023 |
| Milwaukee Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Kenosha Arson | 01/27/2023 |
| Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Attempted Carjacking | 01/27/2023 |
| Missouri Felon Admits Selling 7 Machine Guns | 01/27/2023 |
| New York Man Sentenced for Straw Purchasing and Unlawfully Possessing Firearms | 01/27/2023 |
| 275 Convicted in Four Separate Investigations Concluded Within Last Nine Months of Drug Trafficking Networks Directed From Oklahoma State Prisons Using Contraband Cell Phones | 01/27/2023 |
| Chula Vista Man Sentenced for Blowing Up ATMs | 01/27/2023 |
| Waterloo Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge | 01/27/2023 |
| United States Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Firearm Companies Illegally Selling Machine Guns | 01/26/2023 |
| Georgia Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Resulting in Death | 01/26/2023 |
| United States Attorney Commends Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office For Combating Violent Crime | 01/26/2023 |
| Three More Indicted in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy | 01/26/2023 |
| Pasadena Man Who Allegedly Adheres to Extremist Anti-Government Ideology Charged in Federal Complaint With Possessing Machine Gun | 01/26/2023 |
| Woman Who Trafficked Guns Is Sentenced | 01/26/2023 |
| Jackson Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of Marijuana With Intent To Distribute | 01/26/2023 |
| Seventh Defendant Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy | 01/26/2023 |
| New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Gun Offenses | 01/26/2023 |
| Fourth Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Member Indicted After Investigation Into Brutal Beating at the Vallejo Clubhouse | 01/26/2023 |
| St. Joseph Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm | 01/26/2023 |
| New Britain Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Charges | 01/26/2023 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison | 01/26/2023 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison | 01/26/2023 |
| Syracuse Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon | 01/25/2023 |
| MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 5+ Years in Heroin Conspiracy With Girlfriend | 01/25/2023 |
| 60 Southside Locos Gang Members and Associates Convicted for Drug Trafficking Operation Directed From Oklahoma State Prisons | 01/25/2023 |
| New Haven Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense | 01/25/2023 |
| Two Members of the Aryan Circle Sentenced for Attempted Murder | 01/25/2023 |
| Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting and Pointing a Firearm at Federal Law Enforcement Officers | 01/25/2023 |
| Chillicothe, Illinois, Man Charged With Setting Fire to Planned Parenthood | 01/25/2023 |
| Convicted Felon Found Illegally Possessing a Firearm Sentenced to Time in Federal Prison | 01/25/2023 |
| Second Bank Employee Admits Role in Fraud Conspiracy | 01/24/2023 |
| Five-Time Felon Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy | 01/24/2023 |
| Latin Dragon Nation Member Sentenced | 01/24/2023 |
| Violent Repeat Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 01/24/2023 |
| Solano County Hells Angels Member Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses | 01/24/2023 |
| Springfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms | 01/24/2023 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced to Seventeen Months Imprisonment for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 01/24/2023 |
| Blue Springs Man Indicted for Fentanyl Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm | 01/24/2023 |
| Two Springfield Rappers Indicted for Illegal Firearms | 01/24/2023 |
| Convicted Felon Indicted for Attempting To Illegally Buy a Firearm | 01/24/2023 |
| KC Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms | 01/24/2023 |
| Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Gun Crime | 01/23/2023 |
| Firearm Trafficker Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison | 01/23/2023 |
| KC Man Connected to Three Fentanyl Deaths Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms | 01/23/2023 |
| Armed Felon Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison | 01/23/2023 |
| St. Louis Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Shooting Up Gas Station | 01/23/2023 |
| Liverpool Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Crimes | 01/21/2023 |
| Armed Repeat Felon Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison Following High-Speed Flight From Police | 01/20/2023 |
| Illegal Possession of Firearms Sends Sulphur Man to Federal Prison | 01/20/2023 |
| Memphis, Tennessee Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses and Attempted Bank Larceny | 01/20/2023 |
| Bank Employee Admits Role in Fraud Conspiracy | 01/20/2023 |
| Three Members of Jersey City Gang Charged for Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Related Firearms Offenses | 01/20/2023 |
| Informational: Federal Court Arraignments | 01/20/2023 |
| Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Gun During Civil Unrest in Chicago | 01/20/2023 |
| Rockford Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Forearm Possession | 01/20/2023 |
| Armed Felon Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison Following Domestic Violence Call | 01/19/2023 |
| Peru Man Convicted of Firearm Offense | 01/19/2023 |
| Madison Man Receives 6-Year Prison Term for Distributing Heroin & Fentanyl and Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking | 01/19/2023 |
| Virginia Man Convicted of Possessing Unregistered Silencers | 01/19/2023 |
| Madison Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Illegal Gun Possession | 01/19/2023 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison | 01/19/2023 |
| Federal Jury Convicts Shreveport Man of Illegally Possessing a Firearm | 01/19/2023 |
| Armed Robbery of Butte Motel Sends Man to Prison for Seven Years | 01/19/2023 |
| Belgrade Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison | 01/19/2023 |
| Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office | 01/18/2023 |
| Seven Charged in Multi-State Heroin and Meth Trafficking Conspiracy | 01/18/2023 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 192 Months in Prison | 01/18/2023 |
| Tampa Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon | 01/18/2023 |
| Maryland Man Pleads to Voluntary Manslaughter in September 2020 Killing of 17-Year-Old Youth | 01/18/2023 |
| Armed, Drug-Dealing Felon Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison | 01/18/2023 |
| Fort Myers Felon Sentenced for Selling Firearm and Drugs to Undercover ATF Agent | 01/18/2023 |
| Tampa Area Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Series of Convenience Store Robberies | 01/18/2023 |
| Unlicensed Dealer Who Straw Purchased, Sold Guns Despite ATF Cease-and-Desist Pleads Guilty | 01/18/2023 |
| Rochester Man Charged With Being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition | 01/18/2023 |
| Mobile Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing an Unregistered Machinegun | 01/18/2023 |
| Burrillville Man Admits to Illegally Possessing More Than 200 Firearms, Making False Statements on ATF Firearm Purchase Forms | 01/18/2023 |
| Kissimmee Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Ricin in Plot To Kill Former Partner | 01/17/2023 |
| Leader of Trenton Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison | 01/17/2023 |
| Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years and 10 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm | 01/17/2023 |
| Curtis Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Illegally Possessing a Loaded Firearm in a School Zone | 01/17/2023 |
| Baltimore Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing a Loaded Firearm in a School Zone | 01/17/2023 |
| Organizer of Home-Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison | 01/17/2023 |
| Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm | 01/14/2023 |
| Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms | 01/13/2023 |
| New Orleans Man Sentenced in Federal Weapons Charges | 01/13/2023 |
| Duluth Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms | 01/13/2023 |
| Terre Haute Felon Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gun Possession | 01/13/2023 |
| Four Memphis Carjackers Who Shot Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced | 01/13/2023 |
| Maryland Felon Sentenced to Statutory Maximum of Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm in a Baltimore School Zone | 01/12/2023 |
| St. Louis Man Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison on Drug/Gun Charge | 01/12/2023 |
| South Bend Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison | 01/12/2023 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison | 01/12/2023 |
| St. Louis County Man Charged With Illegally Dealing Firearms | 01/12/2023 |
| Mobile, Alabama Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Animal Crushing, and Escape | 01/12/2023 |
| Jeremy Smallwood Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Firearms and Drug Offenses | 01/12/2023 |
| Covington Man Sentenced for Possessing Thirty-Three Firearms in Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act | 01/11/2023 |
| Baltimore Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Murder-for-Hire | 01/11/2023 |
| Big Timber Felon Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms | 01/11/2023 |
| East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 104 Months for Possessing a Firearm With an Automatic Switch | 01/11/2023 |
| Rochester, Minnesota Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Illegal Gun Possession | 01/11/2023 |
| Grand Jury Returns Indictments | 01/11/2023 |
| Washington Man Admits Trafficking Fentanyl in Great Falls | 01/11/2023 |
| Gary Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison | 01/11/2023 |
| Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison | 01/11/2023 |
| Laredo Man Sent to Prison After Shooting | 01/11/2023 |
| Rochester Man Who Fled Police Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge | 01/11/2023 |
| Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than Five Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm in Rockford | 01/10/2023 |
| Shreveport Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Drugs | 01/10/2023 |
| St. Louis Man Caught With Two Fully Automatic Glocks Charged With Gun Crime | 01/10/2023 |
| Richmond Man Sentenced for Using a Firearm While Trafficking Drugs | 01/10/2023 |
| New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge | 01/10/2023 |
| Red Lake Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for the Murder of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer | 01/10/2023 |
| St. Paul Felon Charged With Illegal Possession of a Firearm | 01/10/2023 |
| Federal Prosecutors Aggressively Pursuing Those Who Lie in Connection With Firearm Transactions | 01/10/2023 |
| Oklahoma Inmate Pleads Guilty to Running a Drug Conspiracy | 01/10/2023 |
| Repeat Offender Sent to Prison Again | 01/10/2023 |
| Pharr Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine With Husband and Others | 01/10/2023 |
| Investigators Determine Cause of Evansville Fire | 01/09/2023 |
| 69 Universal Aryan Brotherhood Gang Members and Associates Convicted During Multi-Year Investigation Into Their Drug Trafficking of Methamphetamine | 01/09/2023 |
| Informational: Federal Court Arraignments | 01/06/2023 |
| Massive Lynchburg Narcotics Conspiracy Dismantled, Ringleader Sentenced | 01/06/2023 |
| New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Gun Control Act | 01/06/2023 |
| Jamestown Man Faces Mandatory 10 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges | 01/06/2023 |
| Maple Heights Man Convicted of Possessing a Firearm as a Felon | 01/06/2023 |
| Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing a Firearm for a Convicted Felon | 01/06/2023 |
| Germantown Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for the Illegal Possession and Distribution of Firearms and Drugs | 01/06/2023 |
| Two Memphis Men Sentenced for Federal Firearms Crimes | 01/05/2023 |
| Lengthy Prison Sentences for Three Nashville Drug Dealers | 01/05/2023 |
| Nine Men Charged With Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking Network | 01/05/2023 |
| North Dakota Man Admits Fentanyl Trafficking in Great Falls | 01/05/2023 |
| Michigan Man Indicted for Setting Fire to Nine Commercial Trailers in New Mexico | 01/05/2023 |
| Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence | 01/05/2023 |
| Final Defendant Sentenced in Gang-Related South Georgia Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy | 01/05/2023 |
| Marion, Indiana Man Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison | 01/05/2023 |
| United States Attorney Recognizes the Tampa Police Department’s Efforts in Fighting Violent Crime | 01/04/2023 |
| Armed Domestic Abuser and Five-Time Felon Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession | 01/04/2023 |
| Alleged Glock Switch Dealer Charged | 01/04/2023 |
| Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for the Murder of a Woman and Her Seven-Year-Old Child in Relation to Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes | 01/04/2023 |
| Obregon, Mexico Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking | 01/04/2023 |
| Jefferson City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking | 01/04/2023 |
| Omaha Repeat Offender Sentenced to 450 Months for Drug and Firearm Offenses | 01/04/2023 |
| Wilmot Man Sentenced to 115 Months in Prison on Firearms Charges | 01/04/2023 |
| ATF National Response Team Deploying to Evansville, Indiana To Support Warehouse Fire Investigation | 01/03/2023 |
| Albion Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison | 01/03/2023 |
| Butte Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearms Crimes | 01/03/2023 |
| Frank James Pleads Guilty to Mass Shooting on New York Subway | 01/03/2023 |
| Two Northern Kentucky Men Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking | 01/03/2023 |
| KC Man Involved in Shoot-Out Sentenced for Illegal Firearm | 01/03/2023 |
