Congress
has held hearings on the BATFE as early as the 1970s,
yet this out-of-control agency continues to receive
more funding and more power.
July 11, 1979
Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations
Oversight Hearing on The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms
Full
transcript
March
28 , 2006
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Oversight Hearing of "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (BATFE): Reforming Licensing
and Enforcement Authorities"
Opening
Statement (transcript)
Transcript:
Audrey Stucko (BATFE)
Transcript:
Richard Gardiner (Attorney)
Transcript:
Lt. Michael Lara (Police Officer)
Transcript:
M. Kristen Rand (Violence Policy Center)
Streaming
video webcast (hosted on Congressional servers;
cannot guarantee link availability)
Full audio recording (8MB, MP3 format)
February
28, 2006
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Oversight Hearing of "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) Part 2: Gun Show Enforcement."
Despite
previous announcements, this hearing was not webcast.
As such, we do not have an audio recording of the statements
or questions/answer period. Links below are to the transcripts
as listed on the House Judiciary Committee's website.
If anyone has a recording of the actual hearing, please
contact us!
Opening
Statement
Transcript:
Michael R. Bouchard - ATF Assistant Director (Field
Operations) (PDF Format)
Transcript: Sheriff Larry Dever - Cochise County Sheriff's
Office, Bisbee AZ (no transcript available)
Transcript:
Lt. Col. D.A. Middleton - Deputy Chief of Police, Henrico
County Police Department
Transcript:
Major David McCoy - City of Richmond Police Department
February
15, 2006
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Oversight Hearing of "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) Part 1: Gun Show Enforcement."
Opening
Statement (transcript)
Transcript:
Annette Gelles, witness
Transcript:
James LaLime, witness
Transcript:
John White, witness
Streaming
video webcast (hosted on Congressional servers;
cannot guarantee link availability)
Full audio recording
(8MB, MP3 format) Please note that the hearings
began 15 minutes earlier than scheduled. As a result,
the recording begins a few moments after the hearing
started, and the first few minutes of this audio recording
contain some slight pauses or interruptions.