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ATF Announces Historic Firearms Regulatory Reform Package Emphasizing Modernization and Burden Reduction

On April 29, 2026, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) released a coordinated package of proposed and final regulatory actions that together represent th...

ATF investigating federal explosives magazine burglary, offering reward for information

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is investigating a theft from an explosives storage facility. According...

Multiple arrested in ATF raids of Baton Rouge homes; allegedly targeting gun, drug traffickers

BATON ROUGE — Federal authorities and local law enforcement raided several Baton Rouge homes Thursday morning, targeting gun and drug trafficking suspects, the Bureau of...

ATF Director Cekada Defends $1.65B Budget Request Amid Senate Scrutiny

ATF Director Robert Cekada told senators the Bureau’s $1.65 billion FY2027 budget request would support violent-crime enforcement, firearms-trafficking investigations, NIBIN, eTrac...

A New Era: Robert Cekada Confirmed as Director of ATF

Robert Cekada was confirmed as ATF Director Wednesday afternoon and began his tenure by rolling back and/or revising Biden-era gun regs. The post A New Era: Robert Cekada Confirmed...

34 Gun Rules Set for Rollback – ATF Overhaul Begins!

In a notable shift for federal firearms policy, the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Cekada as the new Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Wedn...

ATF releases landmark package aimed at bolstering, clarifying Second Amendment rights

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and newly confirmed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada unveiled a package of 34 proposed and final rule...

ATF releases landmark package aimed at bolstering, clarifying Second Amendment rights

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and newly confirmed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada unveiled a package of 34 proposed and final rule...

ATF Releases 472-Page Guidance Document Clarifying What a Gun Is

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives quietly published a new guidance document Tuesday morning titled Clarification of Terms Related to Firearms, Firearm Accesso...

ATF Gun Trace Data Leak Puts Tiahrt Amendment Back in the Spotlight

ATF Director Robert Cekada faced House Oversight questioning over the agency’s handling of protected gun trace data, the Tiahrt Amendment, and growing concerns that ATF’s massive d...

Arkansas Lawmakers Ask Trump DOJ to Investigate ATF Raid That Killed Bryan Malinowski

Arkansas state senators are demanding a DOJ investigation into the 2024 ATF raid that killed Bryan Malinowski, raising questions about tactics, body cameras, notice, and the agency...

Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Tesla Sales Office: ATF Is On The Case

Early Tuesday morning, April 14, 2026, something pretty alarming happened in New Orleans: someone apparently hurled a Molotov cocktail at the front door of a Tesla sales office, st...

ATF Gun Registry Exposed, Senate Hearing Raises Alarm Over 1 Billion Records

Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.

WATCH: Blanche, newly confirmed ATF head Cekada propose gun regulation rollbacks

Justice Department officials moved Wednesday to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in Presi...

New York and New Jersey Built a Trap for Traveling Gun Owners; ATF Is Finally Responding

OPINION: What should happen to the ATF staff who wrongfully imprisoned Adamiak

If ATF doesn't hold itself fully accountable, do we need ATF?

It’s been four long years since ATF arrested Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak

ATF's case against the former sailor should trouble the scandal-plagued agency.

Tate Adamiak’s letter to the new ATF director

Adamiak explains his case better than anyone else could.

ATF offering up to $10,000 for information in explosives theft from Louisville construction site

The federal agency's Louisville Field Division said the robbery of an explosives storage facility happened early Wednesday, April 1.

ATF’s 34-Rule Reform Package Is a Start, Not a Finish Line for Gun Owners

DOJ and ATF rolled out a historic 34-rule reform package aimed at reducing burdens on gun owners and the firearms industry. AmmoLand was there for the signing, but major questions...

ATF Set to Introduce New Frames and Receivers Rule

In a new filing in VanDerStok v. Bondi, the ATF asked a federal court in Texas to stay the case for 90 days while it prepares a revised Frames and Receivers Rule.

ATF to Bring Back Sanity and Reject 'Gender Identity' on Gun Background Checks

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is moving to overhaul how it handles a key question on federal gun forms. Buried within a broader slate of regulatory chang...

Possible Molotov cocktail causes fire at Irish Channel Tesla sales office

Officials with The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are working with the New Orleans Police Department to investigate a fire in the Irish Channel.

ATF Rolls Back Biden-Era Gun Rules in Major Reform Package

ATF’s new reform package targets pistol braces, bump stocks, FFL paperwork, NFA travel rules, CLEO notices, and other regulatory burdens on gun owners and firearm businesses. It is...