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Biden picks former prosecutor for top role at gun regulation agency

President Joe Biden named his second pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Monday, as part of a broader push to highlight the administration’s efforts to address gun violence. Steven Dettelbach, who previously served as a U.S. attorney in Ohio during the Obama administration, would…

Roll Call

What are ghost guns? Biden to unveil new rules on untraceable homemade firearms

Biden’s latest proposed action comes over a year after he promised to implement new regulations on ghost guns

The Independent UK

Texas Woman Accused of Self-Induced Abortion Was Jailed for 2 Nights Before Murder Charges Were Dismissed

Plus: An index of school book bans, new "ghost gun" regulations, and more...

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Biden seeks to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ with new rule

The guns, which are assembled at home and lack tracking numbers, have been increasingly recovered at crime scenes in US.

Al Jazeera

Biden announces pick for ATF and plans to trace "ghost guns"

Ghost guns pose a challenge to law enforcement, because they don't contain serial numbers, making them difficult to track.

Axios

Georgia coroner finds bodies of his own parents and son at shooting range after robbery

All three victims were shot dead after robbers stole firearms from the shooting range

The Independent UK

Biden to unveil strategy to curb ‘ghost guns’ amid fears of rising crime

Untraceable homemade firearms are rapidly proliferating across the country

The Independent UK

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Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule

A U.S. attorney in the Obama administration is being nominated by President Joe Biden to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The Independent UK

Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days

The Biden administration is expected to come out within days with its long-awaited ghost gun rule

The Independent UK

Police: Owner, wife, grandson shot dead in robbery at Georgia gun range

ATLANTA — Three family members were killed during an apparent robbery at a Grantville gun range Friday, and investigators from multiple agencies worked late into the night at the scene searching for answers to the grim crime.

Tribune News Service

Sacramento massacre shows rising dangers of handguns converted into automatic weapons

As state and federal authorities continue to piece together how so many people were killed and wounded in Sunday’s shooting in downtown Sacramento, their attention has turned to a small, seemingly innocuous culprit: A gun accessory that quickly and cheaply turns many handguns into weapons capable of spraying dozens of…

Los Angeles Times

ITF advances Davis Cup tie in September to avoid clash with Asian Games: AITA

The Davis Cup tie between India and Norway and that of nine other Asia nations, will now be held on September 14-15 while the ATF itself rescheduled the tennis event at Asian Games to September 18-24

The Hindu

ITF prepones Davis Cup tie in September to avoid clash with Asian Games: AITA

NEW DELHI: India will be able to field its best players at both Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team-tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday.

The Times of India

‘Ghost’ guns are a gift to criminals. It’s time to ban them

Without the ability to track the chain of custody, law enforcement will have a much harder time solving gun crimes. That’s unacceptable at a time when gun violence is plaguing so many Illinois communities.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The House Just Approved Marijuana Legalization Again, but GOP Support Remains Nearly Nonexistent

Just three Republicans voted for the MORE Act, two fewer than in 2020.

Axios

Biden to ask Congress to fund the police with $32 billion in new spending

The president wants to show Americans he is addressing rising crime.

The Guardian - US

‘They put two contracts out on me’: going undercover with the Pagan Motorcycle Club

In a shocking memoir Riding with Evil, federal agent Ken Croke details his time undercover with a violent white supremacist gang

The Times of India

IndiGo adversely impacted by ATF price hike; govt should bring it under GST: CEO Ronojoy Dutta

NEW DELHI: The price of aviation turbine fuel has increased by 50 per cent since January and the situation has adversely impacted IndiGo, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Wednesday.

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The Times of India

Steepest ever hike: ATF price crosses Rs 1 lakh per kilo litre; flying to get costlier

NEW DELHI: Flying is all set to get more expensive for passengers — and survival a lot tougher for weakened-by-pandemic airlines — with oil PSUs hiking aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by the steepest ever 18% (in one go) on Wednesday.

The Hindu

ATF price hiked by steepest ever 18% to all-time high

The increase – sixth straight this year – led to prices soaring past the ₹1-lakh-per-kilolitre mark for the first time ever.

Tribune News Service

Homeless man found dead in Tribeca does not appear to have been shot, as first suspected: NYPD

NEW YORK — A homeless man found dead in Tribeca does not appear to have been shot, as first suspected, police said Monday.

Tribune News Service

ATF still searching for ‘person of interest’ in vacant house fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published a video Friday of a man considered to be a “person of interest” in a deadly Baltimore fire and whom the agency, city and state officials are offering a combined $100,000 reward to find.

The Hindu

ATF prices climb to record high after 5.2% hike

Jet fuel prices on February 16 soared to record high levels across the country after rates were increased by 5.2% in line with a rise in international oil prices.

Input

The FBI spent Valentine's Day warning about ‘romance scams’ on Twitter

The ATF wants in on the action, too.

The Independent UK

‘Real weird’: ATF criticised for Valentine’s message urging exes to report illegal gun activity

‘We would love to met and treat them to a Valentine’s Day surprise,’ the ATF tweets

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