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Justice Manual § 9-63.500
Firearms Generally
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has primary investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Federal firearms statutes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Postal Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service may exercise investigative jurisdiction over violations of Federal firearms statutes when such violations are ancillary to investigations within their jurisdiction. The Violent Crime and Racketeering Section of the Criminal Division exercises supervisory jurisdiction over the Federal firearms statutes.
See also JM 9-60.1100 (discussion of firearms offenses in the context of domestic violence (18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(8) and (9)).
History
[updated January 2020]
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