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Killing the Messenger
Seven years after the ATF's raid on the Branch Davidians' Waco compound, the government continues to blame the media for tipping off the Davidians about the raid while hiding information that tells a different story.
"...Four agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and six Branch Davidians were dead. The emergency room..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City
The case of the missing atheists took a big step toward resolution on Tuesday when an Austin grand jury issued a federal indictment for Gary Paul Karr of Novi, Mich., on charges of kidnapping, extortion, and robbery.
"...affidavit released shortly before Waters pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges on Aug. 20, Edmund Martin, a special agent..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Arlington Road
"...an FBI agent who was killed in a botched firearms raid. Although the film's script prompts the tormented Faraday..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Postmarks
Jesus Loves Hyde Park, Too
"...However, any call for the restriction or prohibition of firearms, in any society, is a call for fascism, since..."

June 25, 1999 Column

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...officials from the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, IRS, Austin Police, and Dallas County Sheriff's Office served..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Sonatine
"...whimsical series of games and rituals involving everything from firearms to Frisbees -- with little apparent recognition of their..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Waco: The Rules of Engagement
"...standoff between the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms -- who arrived at the Mt. Carmel compound on..."

May 2, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Switchblade Sisters
This nifty little movie is full of all the lurid teases, off-the-cuff production values, and trenchant topicality that make exploitation movies the fascinating cultural time capsules they are.
"...black female revolutionary who quotes Chairman Mao and stockpiles firearms in an abandoned police station. Switchblade Sisters moves along..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ghost in the Shell
"...obsession with naked female bodies, complex machinery, and heavy-duty firearms. Such fetishism may occasionally result in a few moments..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...guns stolen from cars. In 2022, more than 3,300 firearms were stolen from Houston vehicles. San Antonio was a..."

May 31, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role
When state withheld death data, advocate pushed back
"...were violent (and most of those were caused by firearms)...."

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze
Midnighter is an unpleasant nightmare of toxic masculinity
"...new arrival and a careless mixture of narcotics and firearms turns the weekend upside down, Nina must decide how..."

March 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

The Strip Club: Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center
Sampling noodles, shoes, salsa, and silencers at the Northwest Austin strip mall
"...that silencers are also “great for introducing children to firearms.” I decide to grief-eat. [inset-1-left]..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants
$110,000 distributed to 15 Texas projects
"...inform him that the dealership is a front for firearms trafficking and Leonard is forced to become their informant...."

Sept. 12, 2023 Screens Post by Mae Lackey

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis
"...McMurtry’s typewriters, writing desk, personal copies of his books, firearms, boots, memorabilia from his Hollywood productions, as well as..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

To Catch a Killer
Formulaic killer-with-a-gun drama has the guts to defetishise firearms

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

What State Police Patrolling Austin Means
Send in the troopers
"...12,500 traffic stops and 400 arrests (and confiscated 71 firearms and 37 pounds of cannabis, which is like 16,000..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List
Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin
"...like in a time of rising hate crimes involving firearms...."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Feels Ripple Effects From Green Investment Ban
Blocking environmentally minded investment is harder than it may seem
"...firms that seek to limit investments in fossil fuels, firearms, and the like are starting to be felt. Senate..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Isabel Maney

Public Notice: A Drop in the Aquifer
Still in a drought, in the middle of a downpour
"...with an empty bag" so you don't accidentally pack firearms in your carry-on luggage. Helpful advice; they're so easy..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Kaitlin Armstrong Defense Team: Police "Concocted a Misogynistic and Fictitious Story"
Attorneys seek prompt hearing on motions to quash evidence
"...a match, while the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives calls a NIBIN lead “an unconfirmed, potential..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas House Dems Demand Gun Reform
Special session? Texas House Democrats are asking Abbott to call one
"...Texas Legislature (which would be its fifth) to consider firearms reform measures, including raising the age to purchase an..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature

Local Officials Make Promises on Gun Safety
Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, County Judge Andy Brown, and others look to stem gun violence
"...which law enforcement can already intervene to temporarily remove firearms with a judge's authorization. Austin ISD Board President Geronimo..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...police had already made 31 arrests and seized 19 firearms Downtown, according to the Statesman...."

March 25, 2022 News Feature

Nearly a Dozen Contested Races on the Election Docket
Judging the judges
"...first judges to routinely order the surrender of all firearms in our assault family violence cases," Jeffers said. "Judge..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: The Things That Slip Our Mind
One man, one gun, and the harrowing results of our leaders' moral and policy failures
"...decade basically erasing its restrictions on all types of firearms and whose leaders say the answer to events like..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Boards and Commissions in Revolt
Moving meetings out of City Hall is not a popular idea
"...less security in general and an inability to ban firearms in particular, and a far less inviting overall atmosphere..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Six-Week Abortion Ban Leads List of Bad New Texas Laws
Parade of horribles comes courtesy of the 87th Texas Legislature
"...the other hand, we now have permitless carry of firearms – pretty much any gun, concealed or not, in..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva
Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response
"...would be available. Taylor and Krycia would have their firearms drawn in case lethal force was needed. Leake in..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements
UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday
"...leaders have the courage to address it." Friends of firearms pushed back by noting that no matter what the..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

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