By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project During his confirmation process for ATF director, David Chipman said very little publicly – even turning his Twitter account to private. Now that the White House has withdrawn his nomination, Chipman can’t seem to shut up, and he’s got nothing good to say about Biden’s team, who […]
Chipman Nomination Withdrawn; 2A Advocates Enjoy Victory
Gun rights activists and organizations are celebrating a major victory with the announcement that the White House is withdrawing the nomination of David Chipman—the retired federal agent-turned-gun-control advocate—to head the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. For Joe Biden and his allies in the gun prohibition lobby, it is a major defeat in […]
Gun Rights Groups Submit Letters to ATF Regarding Stabilizer Braces
Two prominent gun rights organizations have submitted comments to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regarding a proposed rule change on pistol stabilizer braces that would re-classify them as regulated by the National Firearms Act. According to the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, such a change “will threaten […]
Stalemate in Judiciary on Chipman as Biden Gun Control Scheme Challenged
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 […]