Proper noun
BATFE
(US) Initialism of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Although the BATFE is in denial mode, national media sources say a serial number check showed that two rifles found at the scene matched a Phoenix gun buy that had been watched and recorded by BATFE agents months earlier. Source: Internet
The document shows that, during the period from September 2009 through mid-December 2010, the BATFE became aware of “suspicious buys” at several gun stores in Phoenix and the surrounding metropolitan area. Source: Internet
Permission must be received directly from the BATFE to move a machine gun between states, even if it does not change ownership. Source: Internet