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Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed Thursday that the Justice Department would crack down on gun trafficking corridors as part of a comprehensive approach to combat surging gun violence that also includes funding community intervention programs and other neighborhood groups.
Garland returned to his hometown of Chicago, where shootings have soared this year, as the Justice Department launched strike forces to confront the rise in gun violence in five U.S. cities Chicago, New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Before he left Washington, Garland met with agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and said he hoped the Senate would confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the agency to help front the federal effort against gun violence. The nomination of David Chipman has been stalled as Republicans and the National Rifle Association work to sink it. Chipman is a two-decade veteran of the ATF who served as a
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July 22, 2021 6:24 PM By MICHAEL BALSAMO
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FILE - In this June 25, 2021 file photo, Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Department is launching gun strike forces in five cities in the U.S. It is part of an effort to reduce spiking violent crime by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses that help put guns in the hands of criminals.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, right, and Acting Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Director Marvin G. Richardson, left, leaves the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms headquarters in Washington, Thursday, July, 22 2021.
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Garland Sets Limits On DOJ Contacts With White House
Law360 (July 22, 2021, 7:27 PM EDT) U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has imposed strict limits on communication between the U.S. Department of Justice and the White House on law enforcement matters, shoring up safeguards against political influence that some observers said had eroded under Donald Trump s presidency.
The long-anticipated memo Wednesday said the Justice Department would not advise the White House on pending or anticipated criminal or civil enforcement actions except in rare circumstances. Any initial contacts on those matters will involve only Garland or his top deputies, including Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, the memo said.
Garland calls for Senate to approve ATF head to combat gun violence
By Michael Balsamo
Merrick Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities
The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking gun violence by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses that help put guns in the hands of criminals. Attorney General Merrick Garland will launch the gun trafficking strike forces in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Garland visited Chicago Thursday afternoon to meet with local officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he hoped the Senate would confirm the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to help front the federal effort against gun violence.