WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the following remarks on June 22, 2023, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives's Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns: * * * I heard part of that introduction, more generous than appropriate, but I'm still grateful. Thanks, Steve. Thanks for your leadership and support for the extraordinary men and women of the ATF. I know you are nearing the end of this year's forum. But I couldn't miss the chance  more