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WATCH: ATF dog training demonstration
On Monday, July 16, 2018 the House Judiciary Committee conducted a field hearing on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia.
Click here to read a related story by Roger Bianchini.
ATF-trained dogs’ roles in solving and preventing explosives and firearms-related attacks were cited during Deputy Director Brandon’s testimony. They included helping local authorities solve the Austin, Texas serial bombing case; work on the Santa Fe, Texas school shooting; and on the preventative end, Brandon noted that ATF dogs are now an annual presence at the Boston Marathon and all Super Bowls.
Watch the demonstration and then the comments from Congressman Bob Goodlatte.
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