2008 Essential Guide to the ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Complete Coverage of Firearms, Alcohol and Tobacco ... Laws, Handguns, Gun Control, Arson (CD-ROM) [CD-ROM]

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Publication Date: April 19, 2007

This updated and expanded electronic book on CD-ROM has a comprehensive collection of federal documents and publications covering all aspects of the ATF, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with complete coverage of all of the activities of this major agency. The ATF mission statement reads: "The men and women of ATF perform the dual responsibilities of enforcing Federal criminal laws and regulating the firearms and explosives industries. We... investigate and reduce crime involving firearms and explosives, acts of arson, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products." There is extensive material about firearms, arson and explosives, bomb threat and detection, bomb task force, ballistics technology to solve crimes, gang resistance education and training, special agent recruiting, safety information, manuals, field divisions, laboratories, ATF bulletins, church arson task force, alcohol and tobacco regulation and enforcement.

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This incredible CD-ROM is packed with over 30,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 30619 pages
• Publisher: Progressive Management (April 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1422009416
• ISBN-13: 978-1422009413
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,497,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Why pay for something that's free?, January 31, 2008

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This review is from: 2008 Essential Guide to the ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Complete Coverage of Firearms, Alcohol and Tobacco ... Laws, Handguns, Gun Control, Arson (CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

I thought that this cd would help guide, and teach me to do my job as a ATF licensing agent. This cd is the AFT website complied into a cd. It's litterally the ATF website on cd. Save yourself the money, and just go to the ATF website.