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ATF: Gun in US Agent's Death Traced to Texas Man

DALLAS -- Three people suspected of smuggling guns to Mexico were arrested in a Dallas suburb on Monday after federal investigators traced the gun used in the killing of a U.S. agent in Mexico to one of them, officials said. Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested the suspected gun...

Report: 90 Percent of Drug War Guns Originate in US

(Sept. 7) -- A bloody, drug-fueled war is being waged just across the border in Mexico and a report out Tuesday finds that 90 percent of the guns traced from Mexican crime scenes since 2006 have originated in the United States. The report was released by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group of more than 500 mayors from...

Fire at Mosque Site Part of a 'Perfect Storm'?

John A. Gillis, The Daily News Journal / AP

(Aug. 30) -- As federal investigators search for the cause of an equipment fire at the future site of an Islamic center in Tennessee, a Muslim civil rights organization says the incident could be yet another instance of anti-Islam attacks. "Unfortunately, a number of factors -- from the rise of the tea party movement to...

ATF Defends Agent Facing Virgin Islands Murder Rap

(July 21) -- From Capitol Hill to the Caribbean, a controversy is growing over a decision by Virgin Islands officials to charge a federal agent with second-degree murder in a 2008 shooting. The agent, William Clark, remains on the job at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- and his agency is adamant...

'Sparkler Bombs' Poised to Wreak Havoc on 4th of July

It's that time of year again, when patriots and pyromaniacs have a convenient excuse to light stuff on fire. The hot new trend in homemade explosives? The "sparkler bomb," an incendiary diversion that has been gaining popularity in recent years. Today's Wall Street Journal describes the basics of sparkler bomb making:...