The Importance of The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is one of the most important Federal Agencies we have. It is dedicated to reducing violent crime, collecting revenue and protecting the public. The ATF, for short, has many different programs for alcohol, firearms, arson and explosives, and tobacco.
The ATF has a long background starting in 1789. It serves a huge function to keeping illegal alcohol and guns off the streets. The ATF is in the news a lot for different reasons. It is a large agency with tremendous power. The ATF roots have been around for hundreds of years. It all started in 1789, when the first congress imposed a tax on alcohol to pay for a war debt. Congressional lawmakers were impressed with the job that Alexander Hamilton had done with the administrative duties on this tax. By 1862, Congress created an Office of Internal Revenue within the Treasury Department. It was responsible for charging the commissioner with collection, among others, of taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco products that continue today. In 1963 they started hiring agents to investigate and punish people who tried to get away with tax evasion. The Bureau of Internal Revenue did many things related with alcohol and tobacco; it became a burden. So when Prohibition came around they created the Treasury’’s Bureau of Prohibition. When Prohibition ended they created the Federal Alcohol Control Administration, the FACA. This was short lived so the came up with the FAA, Federal Alcohol Administration. In 1934 the Alcohol Tax Unit, ATU, was created. At the same time, the FAA, functioning independently within Treasury, collecting data, to establish license and permit requi...
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...ssive force either by firing at Mount Carmel without provocation or by using indiscriminate gunfire at Mount Carmel. This is a big win because the ATF could have been in very deep trouble if they were found guilty. The crime gun report gives a good example of what they do. They found that 43 percent of crime guns were used by people under 25, and 34 percent of that were youth, as young as 18. They do these types of reports for all types of guns, alcohol, and tobacco.
I believe that this is one of the most important agencies there is. It has only been around for 32 years but they have worked on it for over 200 years. They have it set-up as good as it can be. There are things out there that I don't even know about and one of the reasons is the ATF. Keeping illegal alcohol, tobacco and firearms off the streets is a huge responsibility and we need someone to do it.
The 18th amendment had made it illegal to manufacture, sell, transport, import, or export drinking alcohol, but this didn't mean there was no alcohol in the US. The Prohibition Unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, was in charge of enforcing prohibition. The force was made up of 3,000 to 3,500 men. The men had to ensure that the 18th amendment was abided by, but there were problems. On the Pacific coast there was more miles of border than there were men. This allowed for smugglers from Mexico and Canada to become successful at smuggling alcohol into the US. On the other side of the county, the Atlantic coast, the force, was not having an easier time. In New Jersey and New York, smugglers would arrive at the coast but be anchored outside the 3-mile limit, thus ensuring that the government could not intervene. When night came the smugglers would make their deliveries by motor speed boats. (Document C) It is stated in (Document E) that If all the alcohol that was being sold illegally was sold legally there would be enough to pay the local and national debt and still have a good amount left over, so why keep the prohibition if it was doing more damage than good to the
state police officers. After the officers found guns in their cars, a conflict encountered and
As the government became more involved with tracking these guns they began to run into trouble with people not registering their weapons that fit the guidelines of a firearm that needed to be registered. So the NFA realized that changes needed to be made and it stated that gun owners who already owned the weapon did not have to have it registered. Its main objective was to prohibit interstate traffic in firearms and ammunition, it also denied guns to specific classes of individuals such as felons, minors, fugitives, drug addicts and the mentally ill. Despite all these provisions the law was not one hundred percent effective when came down to the specifics, as criminals were still able to find a way to retrieve firearms. This leading to
The mission and values of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is up held with strong Constitutional values. Over the years since the FBI was created in 1908 by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte during the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. As a progressive during this time period Bonaparte applied his philosophy to forming the FBI with several corps of agents. His thought was that these men should have expertise and not political connections. With the U.S. Constitution based on “federalism” a national government with jurisdiction over matters that cross boundaries, such as interstate and foreign affairs.
"Written Testimony of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence." Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 April. 2014. .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is a law enforcement and national security organization. “The mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners” (“Quick Facts”). There are many different qualifications and requirements to become an FBI Special Agent but the salary and career outlook make them worth it.
There are lenient gun regulations in Texas and it is easy to obtain a gun license and purchase guns. The Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms agency came to serve David Koresh a search and arrest warrant (Newport,2006). They were serving this warrant because of alleged illegal weapon at Mount Carmel. There was an extensive investigation into these illegal weapons and they thought David and the residents of Mount Carmel were trying to convert guns into fully automatic weapons (Newport,2006). The raids started on February 28 of the same year and lasted until April 19 1993 (Newport,2006). On February 28 1993 the first raid was supposed to be peaceful and no one was supposed to get hurt. The ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms agency) showed up to Mount Carmel with 75 agents in full gear ready for the raid (Newport,2006). The raid did not go as planned. A gun battle resulted in casualties on both ends. The FBI was now involved and the public was becoming aware of the events happening at Mount Carmel (Newport,2006). The FBI and Police were too involved now to back out. They felt the need to finish what they started at all costs. The February 28th raids were only the beginning of the horror that the Branch Dividians would face. On April 19, 1993 the worst and final raid took place. During the raid on April 19 1993 David Koresh, 68 adults and 21 children were all inside and all but nine died in the fire (Newport,2006). It is still unsure how the fire was started and there is no evidence that shows it was the police. The police only had a warrant for David Koresh. The raids ended up effecting a lot more people than just David. Many children died in the raids, the children were not the “bad guys” but the police and FBI still went forward with the raid. This whole situation could have been handled a lot better and the loss of lives would have not happened if the police and FBI acted in a different
After reading the provided summary, I believe that policing should be opened up to the private security model. There are more advancements and a lot more resources, including money, available to them. I think only positive things could come from applying the private security model to police work. However, officers should still have strict requirements and training like in public policing. The main concern should always be the public’s well-being and that could be done more effectively with more resources offered by the private security
“What America needs now is a drink,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the end of the Prohibition. The Prohibition was the legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcohol. This occurred in the United States in the early twentieth century. The Prohibition began with the Temperance movement and capitalized with the Eighteenth Amendment. The Prohibition came with unintended effects such as the Age of Gangsterism, loopholes around the law, and negative impacts on the economy. The Prohibition came to an end during the Great Depression with the election Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Twenty-First Amendment
United States Border Patrol has been around since 1904 enforcing and regulating laws under the immigration and Nationality Act. U.S. border patrol is now under the Department of Homeland Security, which was created as a response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Over the years, their jurisdiction and missions have changed to better protect the safety of nation. Although border patrol is a need for any nation, their extensive acceptations to constitutional laws can often be taken advantage of. The mission of the U.S. border patrol should be to prevent illegal aliens, which are a threat to American society, from reaching their purpose. Frequently, their purpose can be confused or executed in a bias manner.
In the 21st century, the world as we know it suffers from psychotic, demented, treacherous and, sophisticated crimes. This world would be corrupt without a tunnel of light if it was not for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, also known as the FBI, is a corporation that seeks fidelity, bravery and, integrity for the United States of America. The FBI researches shocking and concerning crimes the news reports about politics, war and, safety that we hear on the television about issues that are being reported to the people. These cases of transgression are missions the FBI analyzes, such as hacking information from double spies, locating terrorists, seeking pedophiles, cracking down unknown mobsters, gang leaders and serial killers, white-collar crime, public corruption, cyber-crime, counter intelligence and civil rights.
Therefore, this made the numbers of criminals a lot higher than the police force. According to document C, smugglers are so numerous and so active . There were 3,000 to 3,500 federal prohibition agents in 1923. Nowhere near the amount of criminals smuggling liquor. Smuggling from Mexico and Canada has been successful on a large scale because it’s utterly impossible to patrol thousands of miles of border with the amount of agents on the force. Smugglers also had fleets on the Atlantic Coast contained with cargoes of rum. As long as the fleets were 3 mile of the coast, the government cannot interfere. When it gets dark, smugglers slip out with speed boats to make deliveries of liquor. It is literally impossible to stop importing and exporting liquor which cause the prohibition to repeal.
It was the job of these 1,500 federal officers to enforce the prohibition law. Many of those officers found themselves in the midst of the exchange of dirty money between the bootleggers and themselves. Tax dollars were also spent on prosecuting bootleggers who were captured. Millions of dollars annually were spent convicting and keeping the prisoners in jails.
Gun violence is one of the United States' most serious crime problems. The total cost of gun violence in the United States, including medical, criminal justice, and other government and private costs, is at least $6 to $12 billion a year (Cook, P. J. & Ludwig, J., 2000). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) mission is to track firearms. It reported that firearms sales have risen since 2005. According to the ATF Online Statistics website, in 2005, ATF processed 147,484 National Firearms Act forms.... ...
The drug control policy of the United States has always been a subject of debate. From Prohibition in the early 1930’s to the current debate over the legalization of marijuana, drugs have always been near the top of the government’s agenda. Drug use affects every part of our society. It strains our economy, our healthcare, our criminal justice systems, and it endangers the futures of young people. In order to support a public health approach to drug control, the Obama administration has committed over $10 billion to drug education programs and support for expanding access to drug treatment for addicts (Office). The United States should commit more government resources to protect against illegal use of drugs by youths and provide help for recovering addicts.