Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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federal law enforcement agency government agency

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing federal firearms and explosives laws and regulating aspects of the alcohol and tobacco industries.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms	7
Arson and Explosives Division	1
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alcohol enforcement	1
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms	1
Firearms and Explosives Operations Division	1
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal law enforcement agency ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	ATF ⓘ
collaboratesWith	other federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerOf	ATF industry operations investigators ⓘ ATF special agents ⓘ
enforces	Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) ⓘ Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ National Firearms Act ⓘ federal alcohol tax laws ⓘ federal explosives laws in Title 18 of the U.S. Code ⓘ federal tobacco tax laws ⓘ
hasDivision	Alcohol and Tobacco Diversion Division ⓘ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arson and Explosives Division Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Firearms and Explosives Operations Division
hasLaboratory	ATF National Laboratory Center ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalForm	federal executive agency ⓘ
motto	Protecting the public; serving our nation ⓘ
operates	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Integrated Ballistic Information Network National Tracing Center ⓘ
oversees	Federal Firearms Licensees ⓘ explosives licensees and permittees ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Justice law enforcement community ⓘ
predecessor	Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ surface form: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
regulates	distribution of firearms ⓘ importation of firearms ⓘ interstate firearms commerce ⓘ manufacture of firearms ⓘ storage of explosives ⓘ
responsibleFor	enforcement of federal alcohol diversion laws ⓘ enforcement of federal explosives laws ⓘ enforcement of federal firearms laws ⓘ enforcement of federal tobacco diversion laws ⓘ investigation of arson ⓘ investigation of bombings ⓘ investigation of explosives trafficking ⓘ investigation of illegal firearms trafficking ⓘ regulation of aspects of the alcohol industry ⓘ regulation of aspects of the tobacco industry ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gun Control Act of 1968 → administeredBy → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

National Firearms Act → administeredBy → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Alcohol and Tobacco Diversion Division → associatedWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alcohol enforcement

Organized Crime and Gang Section → collaboratesWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida → collaboratesWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Marshals Service → cooperatesWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) → enforcementAgency → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

subject surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

ATF → formerName → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Federal Alcohol Administration Act → formerlyAdministeredBy → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

ATF → fullName → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives → hasDivision → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Firearms and Explosives Operations Division

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives → hasDivision → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arson and Explosives Division

Quantico → hasNearbyFederalAgencyPresence → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act → implementedBy → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Ruby Ridge standoff → involvesOrganization → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Waco siege → lawEnforcementAgencyInvolved → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

ATF National Laboratory Center → operatedBy → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

National Tracing Center → operatedBy → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives → operates → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Integrated Ballistic Information Network

United States Department of Justice → oversees → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

ATF National Laboratory Center → partOf → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Alcohol and Tobacco Diversion Division → partOf → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

National Tracing Center → partOf → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

ATF → predecessor → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives → predecessor → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

American Viticultural Area → predecessorAgency → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Federal Firearms Licensees → regulatingAuthority → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Firearm Owners Protection Act → regulatoryAgency → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Augusta AVA → regulatoryBody → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau → separatedFunctionFrom → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Office of the Attorney General → supervises → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney General → supervises → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

Office of Enforcement Operations → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorneys → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Attorney

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina → worksWith → Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ