Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Arcs in the news about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 52 stories · 149 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 20, 2023

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Kash Patel at the FBI, from his nomination to the fights over his tenure

3 of 30 stories this year · 2 about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel faces scrutiny over overhaul plans · 161 articles, Dec 1Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel targeted in Iranian cyberattack · 12 articles, Dec 1FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign next month · 124 articles, Dec 10

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Everything else9 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Apr 4– 5Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years26 articles · 20 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right

Stories that name Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

  1. Oct 7– 9Supreme Court to hear challenge to ghost-gun regulation: Here's what that means64 articles · 41 independent sources
    5 left, 20 center, 5 right
  2. Oct 2– 3Maui officials reveal the cause of deadly Lahaina wildfire44 articles · 23 independent sources
    5 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 1– 4Maui wildfire victims and defendants reach $4 billion settlement56 articles · 42 independent sources
    8 left, 14 center, 5 right
  4. Jun 14– 15Supreme Court rejects Trump-era ban on gun bump stocks170 articles · 95 independent sources
    12 left, 22 center, 19 right
  5. Apr 22Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers40 articles · 26 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 5 right
  6. Mar 9– 10A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US17 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Feb 28– 29What are bump stocks? Supreme Court weighs Trump-era ban on gun accessory62 articles · 34 independent sources
    7 left, 14 center, 6 right
  8. Jan 23Mexico can sue US gunmakers, federal appeals court rules11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
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