Videos tagged with Law Enforcement Priorities

The ATF appears to be shifting its enforcement focus from minor firearm component violations to more serious, violent crimes. This change is signaled by a recent operation, 'Operation Takeback America,' which resulted in 18 arrests for various offenses, including some gun-related crimes, but primarily violent ones. This marks a departure from previous years where a significant percentage of ATF arrests involved law-abiding citizens for possessing items like specific triggers or magazines that were recently deemed illegal.

This video discusses Project Thor, a report detailing how Mexican cartels acquire firearms from the US. It highlights allegations that the ATF defunded this operation in 2022, shifting resources towards targeting legal American gun owners, while public statements suggested efforts to curb gun flow to Mexico. The report indicates a significant daily volume of firearms trafficked across a porous border.

This video features an ATF agent discussing strategies to combat gun violence by focusing on identifying and apprehending individuals actively shooting guns, rather than solely on gun control measures. The agent emphasizes the importance of investigating all shootings, not just homicides, and highlights successful implementations of this strategy in Denver. He argues that focusing on the shooter and enforcing existing laws against shooting is more effective than new gun control legislation.