In the year January 1880, Rudolf began to work as an apprentice in the Sulzer Engine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland. The Company was involved in building refrigeration and steam engine; Rudolf Diesel was always impressed by both.
The History, Role and Mission of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms. and Explosives. The ATFE, a federal law enforcement agency, operates with a budget of $1.15 billion (as of 2012) and has 4,770 employees, 2,442 of whom are ATFE special agents.
ATF's National Firearms Act Registration and Recordkeeping. The National Firearms Act (NFA), which was enacted in 1 934, requires that the Secretary of. the Treasury maintain a central registry of all NFA firearms in the United States that are not in the. possession of or under the control of the United States.