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A California man who purchased a gun not on the state-certified list of allowable firearms was cleared by a federal jury Monday on charges of making a false statement on a federal firearm record, but the law enforcement officer and federal firearms license dealer who provided the weapon might not get off the hook as easy.

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Two members of a volunteer Texas border militia that set up camp on the Rio Grande River will face a grand jury on federal weapons charges, according to officials.

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A bank robber pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges including conspiracy to commit bank burglary and arson on property used in interstate commerce and faces five and a half years in prison, officials said.

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A Scituate, Rhode Island, man pled guilty in a federal court on Friday to gun trafficking and drug related charges on evidence gathered from a federal undercover operation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced.

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A felon with a history of selling guns and drugs was sentenced to 15 years in a federal prison Thursday for selling his wares to an informant working with law enforcement.

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Federal agents are looking for a Texas man who went into hiding after being sentenced to 63 years in prison on drug charges last week.

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Police arrested three Indianapolis, Indiana, men on Tuesday in connection with a gun store robbery in which the owner was killed, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told Guns.com.

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A Massachusetts man with a record of criminal history was sentenced to 15 years in prison on gun possession charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

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The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence will launch a national initiative attacking so-called “Bad Apple” dealers, or licensed gun dealers who sell weapons into the criminal supply chain, the group announced Tuesday.

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While any lost or stolen firearm is cause for concern, the numbers indicated in the report show that the unaccounted for firearms pose a serious threat to both public safety and law enforcement.

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Illegally manufacturing or the distribution of powerful fireworks not made for consumer use can result in tragedies...

The post ATF Warns Consumers – Illegal Explosives Devices are not Fireworks appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

ATF Authorizes Manufacturers To Streamline Required Firearms Markings

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