Forensic, Social and Criminal Law Regulation of ATF Operation: Applicable Provisions for Record-Keeping, Investigation and Registration

Abstract

For some time, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) [1,2] was a unit of the Department of the Treasury, authorized to conduct inspections, once during any 12-month period and without a warrant, for compliance with statutory requirements, or in the course of a criminal investigation of a person other than the licensee, or where the disposition of firearms must be determined (the Gun Control Act (GCA), 18 U.S.C.