| Society must find ways to deal with violent | | | | agent must investigate to make sure an |
| crimes. Oftentimes controlling the things | | | | explosive incident was not done for the |
| that lead to these crimes play an important | | | | chance to collect profits from such incident. |
| role in reducing them. This is where the ATF | | | | Doing this, the agent can save the public and |
| Agent comes in. The US law gives the agent | | | | insurance companies millions of dollars. 4.An |
| the power to combat the things that lead to | | | | ATF agent can be called to wear the hat of a |
| these violent crimes. In this article, I will | | | | regulator. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, |
| discuss the many hats an ATF Agent can wear | | | | Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is in charge of |
| in his or her quest to stop or reduce violent | | | | regulating the manufacture of Alcohol, |
| crime. 1.The ATF agent can be called to wear | | | | Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the |
| the hat of an investigator. When there is | | | | United States. For example, a tobacco company |
| violent crime that involves firearms, an ATF | | | | may have a new cigarette it wants to market |
| agent may be called to investigate the source | | | | to the public. ATF agent or agents will be |
| of the firearm. In this investigation, the | | | | charged with testing this new cigarette in |
| agent will trace the origin of the firearm | | | | the ATF lab. This test will determine if the |
| used. This origin will start from the point | | | | cigarette can be released to the public. |
| of purchase to the point of manufacture. This | | | | Another example is the manufacture of |
| way, it can be determined if the person that | | | | firearms. Can you imagine the prospect of |
| had the fireman had the right to have it. | | | | unregulated manufacture of firearms to the |
| 2.The ATF agent can be called to wear the hat | | | | public? The current situation with all its |
| of a licenser. Federal laws require that | | | | regulations is violent enough. An unregulated |
| people bearing arm be licensed. ATF agents | | | | firearms industry will be more violent than |
| are oftentimes asked to issue these licenses. | | | | what we have today. In summary, the ATF agent |
| In the process of issuing this license, the | | | | can indeed wear many hats. I have only |
| agent must make sure the person applying for | | | | scratched the surface. There are many more |
| the license meets the basic qualifications | | | | hats agents can be called to wear as they |
| for such license. The last thing you want is | | | | perform their day to day duties. Note: You |
| for known violent criminals to carry arms. | | | | are free to reprint or republish this |
| 3.The ATF agent may be called to wear the hat | | | | article. The only condition is that the |
| of insurance fraud investigator. A lot of | | | | Resource Box should be included and the links |
| violent crimes involve arson and explosives. | | | | are live links. |
| Usually the arson will involve using | | | | |
| explosives to set things on fire for | | | | Copywrite Kenneth Echie. Kenneth is a writer |
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