*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT AND ATF DIRECTOR TO ANNOUNCE NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft, Deputy Attorney James Comey and Director Carl J. Truscott of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) will hold a news conference THURSDAY, JUNE 24th, at 10:30 A.M., to announce a new initiative aimed to combat violent crime.

WHO:Attorney General John Ashcroft
Deputy Attorney General James Comey
ATF Director Carl J. Truscott

WHAT: News conference on new violent crime initiative

WHEN:10:30 A.M. News Conference
Media arrival BY 9:30 A.M. due to extra security measures

WHERE:ATF Headquarters650 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington, D.C.

NOTE: Credentialed media should enter via the back entrance into ATF Headquarters. Turn east at 7th and I (“Eye”) Streets N.W., and walk into and through the first alley on your left. Only street and commercial parking lot parking is available. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Wroe Jackson at (202) 514-2007.

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