A federal anti-crime task force in Memphis included personnel from 13 U.S. agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
October 10, 2025
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Composition of a federal multi-agency task force deployed for local crime operations.
The U.S. Department of Justice can assemble multi-agency federal task forces to address violent crime that include components such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and National Guard troops.
September 15, 2025
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Typical composition of DOJ-led federal task forces deployed to support local law enforcement in violent-crime responses.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is an agency that operates under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Organizational relationship within federal law enforcement.
The ATF can test-fire recovered firearms on-site in mobile command centers and enter recovered shell casings' unique markings into a national ballistics database to identify matches and generate investigative leads.
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Ballistics forensic process used by ATF during field operations.
Federal law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) commonly coordinate operations with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for enforcement activities.
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Interagency collaboration for joint enforcement operations.
The ATF is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a U.S. federal law enforcement agency.
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Acronym expansion for a federal agency commonly involved in arson and explosives investigations
During lapses in federal appropriations, non-law-enforcement staff at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) can be furloughed, which can stall processing of new and renewed civilian federal firearms licenses and National Firearms Act (NFA) applications, delaying civilian acquisition of NFA-regulated items such as short-barreled rifles and silencers.
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How funding lapses can affect firearms licensing and NFA application processing.