Biden Admin Launches ‘Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces’ in Liberal Cities
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced it will use “strike forces” to go after illegal firearms trafficking in major U.S. cities. The strike forces will be launched within 30 days in Democrat-run New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and their respective metropolitan areas. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives […]
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced it will use "strike forces" to go after illegal firearms trafficking in major U.S. cities. The strike forces will be launched within 30 days in Democrat-run New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and their respective metropolitan areas. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will coordinate with designated U.S. attorneys to target "firearms trafficking corridors," according to a news release from the Justice Department. Those strike force groups won't necessarily be limited to operating within those metropolitan areas, noted the Justice Department, and they will "share information and otherwise collaborate across districts where firearms trafficking schemes cross state or jurisdictional boundaries to focus enforcement against entire trafficking networks, from the places where guns are unlawfully obtained to the areas where they are used to commit violent crimes." Attorney General Merrick Garland said the measure is designed to bolster ...
