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 […]
While Senate Grills Judge Barrett, Chicago Murders Keep Climbing
As the Senate Judiciary Committee started grilling Judge Amy Coney Barrett Tuesday, Fox News was reporting that murders in Chicago have jumped more than 200 over the same period last year, and there are still more than two full months before the year ends. Fox referred to Chicago Police Department data as of Oct. […]
Senate Judiciary Sets Hearing on Gun Control Laws
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing March 26 on gun control laws that will, according to The Hill, “likely focus on ‘red flag’ laws” that are gaining popularity across the country, but are troubling to Second Amendment activists who are concerned that they violate due process and other rights of […]
Feinstein Grills Kavanaugh on ‘Assault Weapons’
Anti-gun Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, during her morning questioning of Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, amid several disruptions, asserted that so-called “assault weapons” are “not in common use” and that such weapons have allegedly been used in “hundreds of school shootings.” She spent several minutes grilling Kavanaugh about firearms, specifically “assault weapons.” But according […]