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In 1972, the ATF was officially established as an independent bureau within the Treasury Department on July 1, 1972, this transferred the responsibilities of the ATF division of the IRS to the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. [[Rex D. Davis]] oversaw the transition, becoming the bureau's first director, having headed the division since 1970. During his tenure, Davis shepherded the organization into a new era where federal firearms and explosives laws addressing violent crime became the primary mission of the agency.<ref name="Holley2008">{{cite news|title=Rex Davis, 83; ATF Ex-Chief, Moonshiners' Foe|first=Joe|last=Holley|author-link=Joe Holley|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/10/AR2008011003831.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 11, 2008|page=B07|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> However, taxation and other alcohol issues remained priorities as the ATF collected billions of dollars in alcohol and tobacco taxes, and undertook major revisions of the federal wine labeling regulations relating to use of appellations of origin and varietal designations on wine labels.
In 1972, the ATF was officially established as an independent bureau within the Treasury Department on July 1, 1972, this transferred the responsibilities of the ATF division of the IRS to the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. [[Rex D. Davis]] oversaw the transition, becoming the bureau's first director, having headed the division since 1970. During his tenure, Davis shepherded the organization into a new era where federal firearms and explosives laws addressing violent crime became the primary mission of the agency.<ref name="Holley2008">{{cite news|title=Rex Davis, 83; ATF Ex-Chief, Moonshiners' Foe|first=Joe|last=Holley|author-link=Joe Holley|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/10/AR2008011003831.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 11, 2008|page=B07|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> However, taxation and other alcohol issues remained priorities as the ATF collected billions of dollars in alcohol and tobacco taxes, and undertook major revisions of the federal wine labeling regulations relating to use of appellations of origin and varietal designations on wine labels.


In the wake of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|terrorist attack]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] and [[the Pentagon]] on September 11, 2001, President [[George W. Bush]] signed into law the [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]]. In addition to the creation of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]], the law shifted ATF from the Department of the Treasury to the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]].<ref name="Washington Post 2003">{{cite news | title=Move to Justice Dept. Brings ATF New Focus | newspaper=Washington Post | date=2003-01-23 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311155436/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> The agency's name was changed to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. However, the agency still was referred to as "the ATF" for all purposes. Additionally, the task of collection of federal tax revenue derived from the production of tobacco and alcohol products and the regulatory function related to protecting the public in issues related to the production of alcohol, previously handled by the Bureau of Internal Revenue as well as by ATF, was transferred to the newly established [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]] (TTB), which remained within the Treasury Department.<ref name="TTBGov 2015">{{cite web | title=History | website=TTBGov | date=2015-11-18 | url=https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160913/https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> These changes took effect January 24, 2003.
In the wake of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|terrorist attack]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] and [[the Pentagon]] on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]]. In addition to the creation of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]], the law shifted ATF from the Department of the Treasury to the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]].<ref name="Washington Post 2003">{{cite news | title=Move to Justice Dept. Brings ATF New Focus | newspaper=Washington Post | date=2003-01-23 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311155436/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> The agency's name was changed to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. However, the agency still was referred to as "the ATF" for all purposes. Additionally, the task of collection of federal tax revenue derived from the production of tobacco and alcohol products and the regulatory function related to protecting the public in issues related to the production of alcohol, previously handled by the Bureau of Internal Revenue as well as by ATF, was transferred to the newly established [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]] (TTB), which remained within the Treasury Department.<ref name="TTBGov 2015">{{cite web | title=History | website=TTBGov | date=2015-11-18 | url=https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160913/https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> These changes took effect January 24, 2003.


===Activities===
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|<ref>{{cite report |url=https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/s0610/chapter2.htm |title=Report of Investigation Concerning Alleged Mismanagement and Misconduct by Carl J. Truscott, Former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |date=October 2006 |work=U.S. Department of Justice}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite report |url=https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/s0610/chapter2.htm |title=Report of Investigation Concerning Alleged Mismanagement and Misconduct by Carl J. Truscott, Former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |date=October 2006 |work=U.S. Department of Justice}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2009/01/19/sen-kerry-stands-behind-mike/40147200007/ |title=Sen. Kerry stands behind Mike Sullivan, on his last day as ATF chief |date=January 18, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Patriot Ledger]]}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2009/01/19/sen-kerry-stands-behind-mike/40147200007/ |title=Sen. Kerry stands behind Mike Sullivan, on his last day as ATF chief |date=January 18, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Patriot Ledger]]}}</ref>
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