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Carol Elizabeth Howe [1] [2] is a former informant for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Howe became a key figure in Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy theories when she said that she informed authorities of a right-wing extremist plan to blow up a federal building in Oklahoma a few months before the Oklahoma City bombing.
Bomb threats were used to incite fear and violence during the American Civil Rights Movement, during which leader of the movement Martin Luther King Jr. received multiple bomb threats during public addresses, [3] [4] [5] and schools forced to integrate faced strong opposition, resulting in 43 bomb threats against Central High School in Arkansas being broadcast on TV and the radio.
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).
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday aimed at containing the growing threat of machine gun conversion devices and 3D-printed firearms. ... The ATF confiscated nearly 5,500 ...
"Investigators and our partners at ATF bomb squad and Homeland Security all agree that there has been a clear escalation in the sophistication and scale of the operation in which this defendant ...
Wimbish is charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter and making false statements to the FBI. If convicted, he faces a ...
The U.S. Bomb Data Center serves as a nationwide collection center for information regarding arson and explosives related events throughout the United States. [1] The Center was established in 1996 as a result of a congressional mandate and utilizes information from various government organizations such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Federal Bureau of ...
Package bomb 3 11:50, March 12, 2018 () Private residence in Montopolis, Austin, Texas: 0 1 Package bomb 4 20:30, March 18, 2018 () Near a road in Travis Country, Austin, Texas 0 2 Tripwire-activated bomb 5 00:25, March 20, 2018 () FedEx Ground facility in Schertz, Texas: 0 1 Package bomb 6