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Article: ATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms)
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ATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)
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JUDSON KNIGHT
In accordance with the Homeland Security Act of 2002, on January 24, 2003, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF or BATF) was transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Justice. There it became the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, but retained the initials ATF.
ATF is responsible for enforcing federal law with regard to the sale and use of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. Although the ATF itself was created in 1972, at that time making it the youngest tax-collecting office of the Treasury Department, its roots go back to the ...
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