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ATF also enforces provisions of the Safe Explosives Act, passed after 9/11 to restrict the use/possession of explosives without a federal license to use them. ATF is considered to be the leading federal agency in most bombings that occur within the U.S., with exception to bombings related to international terrorism (investigated by the FBI).
The ATF, as a representative of the U.S. and with authority from the National Firearms Act, can authorize the transfer of a machine gun to an unlicensed civilian. An unlicensed individual may acquire machine guns, with ATF approval. [7] The transferor must file an ATF application, which must be completed by both parties to the transfer: [7]
Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel [1] [2] (born February 25, 1980) is an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor serving as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) since 2025.
Firearm case law in the United States is based on decisions of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.Each of these decisions deals with the Second Amendment (which is a part of the Bill of Rights), the right to keep and bear arms, the Commerce Clause, the General Welfare Clause, and/or other federal firearms laws.
Lime Kiln Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within the southern end of the larger Cienega Valley viticultural area in San Benito County, California.It was established on June 4, 1982 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) after reviewing the petition submitted by Susan Enz of Enz Vineyards proposing the viticultural area known as "Lime Kiln Valley."
Several reports and Milwaukee residents have connected the riots to a history of segregation and discrimination in Milwaukee. [24] [18] [20]Black residents, who make up about 40 percent of the city's population, have higher rates of unemployment, violent crime, incarceration, lack of education, and lower incomes than white residents. [18]
The petitioners originally proposed to establish a viticultural area in Riverside County to be named "Temecula," "Murrieta," and "Rancho California" but the ATF did not adopt it. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In 2004, it was renamed "Temecula Valley" by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) , approving the 2001 petition submitted by the ...