LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom Federal gun prosecutions are up 23 percent compared to the summer of 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday. The DOJ credited the spike to a March order issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to crack down on gun crime across the U.S. So far in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A lawyer says law enforcement in Dearborn, Mich., conducted a “political witch hunt” after his clients were arrested for carrying firearms into a police station. Brandon Vreeland, 40, and James Baker, 24, were arrested Feb. 5 after the younger one, clad with a black ski mask, walked into the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Wisconsin Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner introduced a bill to congress Thursday that aims to dissolve the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and fuse its responsibility into other federal agencies. The ATF Elimination Act would transfer law enforcement powers over firearms, explosives and arson to…