The Senate Judiciary reached a stalemate Thursday morning on Joe Biden’s nomination of David Chipman to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as the vote was 11 for (Democrats) and 11 against (Republicans) following some fiery rhetoric on why the gun control advocate is not suited to run the firearms regulatory […]
Brakes Off in Effort to Stop Chipman Nomination to Head ATF
Gun rights activists and organizations have pulled out all the stops in an effort to block the nomination of David Chipman to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, including an Op-Ed by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, published in the Great Falls Tribune. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep […]
ATF Nominee Chipman Dodges, Weaves on ‘Assault Weapon’ Definition
Joe Biden’s nominee for the leadership position at the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives dodged and weaved around probing questions from Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee as he tried to avoid defining an “assault rifle” and also offered a vague response to whether he would investigate Hunter Biden for reportedly […]
ATF Nominee Chipman Faces ‘Bumpy Road to Confirmation’—Report
David Chipman, nominated by Joe Biden to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was advised by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to be prepared for a “bumpy road to confirmation,” according to Reuters. Durbin, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Chipman, “Buckle your seatbelt,” Reuters noted. But Chipman’s nomination was already […]
Biden Nominates Chipman to Head ATF; Announces ‘Actions’
Democrat President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated David Chipman, a former agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to head that agency, while also announcing what an administration fact sheet described as “six initial actions” on gun control. CNN is describing this as Biden’s “first, limited actions on gun control,” but grassroots […]
Second Amendment Foundation Sues ATF over Arm Braces
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) alleging violations of the Administrative Procedures Act over what the gun rights organization calls ATF’s “flip-flop regulation of arm braces on semiautomatic pistols.” An arm brace is a commonly-used accessory—more than 2 million are now […]