A small agency since its inception, the ATF was never allowed to grow beyond the number of agents it had when it split from the IRS in 1972, despite growth in other law enforcement agencies.
SOURCES: Federal agencies | The Washington Post - Oct. 26, 2010
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Firearms watchdog on short leash Article | IN MARTINSBURG, W.VA. Trucks filled with boxes of gun-sales records pull up almost daily to a one-story brick building nestled in the hills outside this blue-collar town. Inside, workers armed with Scotch tape and magnifying glasses huddle over their desks, trying to decipher pieces of paper to t...
