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January 27, 2023 | Ryan Morgan

Judge Blocks Sale of Trigger Kits The Justice Department Argues Are Machine Gun Parts

On Thursday, a federal judge issued a restraining order, preventing two firearms parts companies from selling trigger kits that the U.S. Department of Justice claims turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic-firing machine guns. Judge Nina Morrison, of New York’s federal Eastern District Court, granted a temporary restraining order preventing Rare Breed Triggers, LLC and Rare […]

January 18, 2023 | Mimi Nguyen Ly

Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Abolish ATF After It Declared Braced Pistols Illegal

The new “Abolish the ATF Act” bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would immediately disband the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) upon its enactment. “The continued existence of the ATF is increasingly unwarranted based on their repeated actions to convert law-abiding citizens into felons. They must be stopped. My bill today would abolish the […]

October 3, 2022 | Jack Phillips

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Gun Bump Stock Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 rejected two challenges to the federal government’s ban on gun bump stocks that were imposed following the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017. Bump stocks are devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to increase their rate of fire. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) reversed a previous conclusion […]

May 26, 2022 | Kevin Hogan

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 26)

Texas shooting updates. The suspect’s grandfather has a message for the victim’s families, while the community comes together for a vigil, to mourn the lives lost.

Senator Tom Cotton clashes with President Biden’s pick for ATF Director at a Confirmation Hearing. Find out what the heated exchange was about.

Iowa Republicans are battling a court ruling from 2018. They call it a roadblock in the state’s path to banning abortion.

May 26, 2022 | Kevin Hogan

21 Victims Identified in Texas School Shooting; Biden’s Pick for ATF Director Clashes with Senator | NTD

Texas shooting updates. The suspect’s grandfather has a message for the victim’s families, while the community comes together for a vigil, to mourn the lives lost. Senator Tom Cotton clashes with President Biden’s pick for ATF Director at a Confirmation Hearing. Find out what the heated exchange was about. Iowa Republicans are battling a court […]

April 11, 2022 | Nick Ciolino

Biden Announces Restrictions on Ghost Guns, Nominates ATF Director

President Joe Biden announced new executive actions Monday restricting ghost guns and has made another nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register Monday a final rule on ghost guns—unregistered firearms that can be built using a […]

September 9, 2021 | Kevin Hogan

Biden Pulls Chipman’s Nomination to Head ATF

President Joe Biden has withdrawn his nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after he drew criticism as an advocate of gun control. While Biden defended the nominee, some GOP lawmakers are saying the withdrawal is a win for the Constitution and a loss for Biden.

May 26, 2021 | Lynn Lin

Biden’s ATF Nominee Supports Banning AR-15

Around the same time the California rail yard shootings happened, the U.S. Senate held a hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Nominee David Chipman, who currently serves as a policy adviser to a gun violence prevention group, said on Wednesday that he supports banning one […]

October 24, 2018 | Mimi Nguyen Ly

LAPD Investigating Suspicious Package at LA Mail Facility Addressed to Maxine Waters

Authorities are investigating a suspicious package in South Central LA that was addressed to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. Postal workers found the package at the Los Angeles Central Mail facility on Central Avenue near 66th Street. The mail facility was evacuated and a bomb squad called on to the scene, according to KABC. The Los […]

October 8, 2018 | Zachary Stieber

Reward Increased to $16,000 for Information on Masked Gunman in Chicago

The reward for information leading to the capture of a masked gunman who allegedly shot dead two people in Chicago before disappearing, prompting a manhunt, has been upped to $16,000, officials said over the weekend. A video released by the Chicago Police Department on Oct. 3 shows the masked gunman walking on Sept. 30 at […]

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