The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is cracking down on the cartel-driven firearm threat facing the United States. Nearly 6,000 firearms bound for Mexico have been intercepted by the agency since the start of 2026, according to ATF Director Rob Cekada. He said most weapons being trafficked are ending up in the hands of the Sinaloa cartel and the CJNG cartel. More: https://tinyurl.com/4kauv94a #cartels #ATF #southernborder
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it has intercepted nearly 6,000 firearms that were bound for Mexico since the start of the year. The agency says the weapons include high-powered and belt-fed weapons, leaving them on high alert. NewsNation border correspondent Ali Bradley joins "NewsNation Live" to discuss her exclusive interview with ATF Director Rob Cekada. #ATF #illegalweapons #firearms Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
When the security breach was discovered, the ATF said, the agency terminated connections to the affected environment and initiated incident‑response and forensic activities.
President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction. For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and […] The post ATF’s Return to Its True Mission appeared first on StoneZone .
President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction. For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and organized criminal enterprises ATF increasingly became entangled in regulatory battles that alienated law abiding gun owners. President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction that restores the agency to its original purpose and, in doing so, strengthens both public safety and…Open
For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and organized criminal enterprises ATF increasingly became entangled in regulatory battles that alienated law abiding gun owners. […] The post ATF’s Return to Its True Mission appeared first on StoneZone .
For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and organized criminal enterprises ATF increasingly became entangled in regulatory battles that alienated law abiding gun owners. President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction that restores the agency to its original purpose and, in doing so, strengthens both public safety and constitutional liberty. As I wrote when President Trump nominated Robert Cekada, he was the right man for the job . Nothing…Open
AI:Under President Trump’s leadership, ATF Director Robert Cekada is successfully redirecting the bureau away from years of regulatory overreach and political warfare against law-abiding gun owners to focus on its original mission of fighting violent crime. By initiating an ambitious review to eliminate redundant and legally questionable regulations—such as those regarding stabilizing braces and firearm frames—Cekada is ensuring federal resources are no longer wasted on administrative battles but are instead concentrated on investigating arson, bombings, gang violence, and illegal firearms trafficking. This course correction restores the agency's focus toward actual threats like armed criminals and cartels rather than targeting the…Open
Hochul also said she plans on filing a bill in the next legislative session to amend New York's penal law to require in-person sale of firearms in response to the ATF rule changes that would allow online sales nationwide.
