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- abbreviation Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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- initialism US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (now the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
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Examples
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And there are WMD's in Iraq, Clinton didn't inhale, the BATF is only here to help you etc.etc. etc. ad-nauseum.
McNamara: A War Criminal, a Liar, and a Director of the Washington Post company « Antiwar.com Blog 2009
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Even tho a law was passed to exempt small gunsmiths from paying the excise tax, BATF is looking for the taxes PRIOR to passage of the law.
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The BATF is the enemy of the Second Amendment pure and simple.
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Little sub-threshold voices which say "Vote for Rush" "Drink Pepsi" "The BATF is your Friend" Wait, I know, "ALL YOUR BASE BELONG TO US!"
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Bob42, the BATF was a rouge agency for many years.
Lone Star Times 2009
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This is a battle that has been on-going since 1993, when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms "BATF" determined that "there was no significant consumer interest in having nutrition information on alcohol beverage labels."
I Was Going To Post About Nutritional Information For Craft Beers 2008
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This is a battle that has been on-going since 1993, when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms "BATF" determined that "there was no significant consumer interest in having nutrition information on alcohol beverage labels."
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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"The Clinton Administration has been a key partner in all of our efforts, whether it's been through major grants, consistent public support for our collaborative efforts or deploying personnel from federal agencies, such as BATF, DEA, FBI, INS and the US Attorney, to work on task forces with us.
Fact Sheet On Eight Years Of Peace Progress And Prosperity Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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"The Clinton Administration has been a key partner in all of our efforts, whether it's been through major grants, consistent public support for our collaborative efforts or deploying personnel from federal agencies, such as BATF, DEA, FBI, INS and the US Attorney, to work on task forces with us.
Fact Sheet On Eight Years Of Peace Progress And Prosperity A Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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I can just see you in your house surrounded by the BATF and FBI for your violation of federal law.
Think Progress » GOP Rep. Paul Broun Admits To Illegally Sending Back An Incomplete Census 2010
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