Biden Picks David Chipman as ATF Director In Effort to Rein In Gun Violence

Biden Picks, David Chipman, as ATF Director, in effort to Rein in Gun Violence. The Agency has been without a Permanent Leader since 2015. His Confirmation Battle will likely be Tough.

Chipman, an Adviser to a Top Gun Control Group, to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Agency’s First Permanent Director in more than Five years, according to several Media Reports.

Chipman is a Former ATF Agent who currently works for Giffords, a Gun Control Group started by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was Wounded in a 2011 Mass Shooting. He served at the Agency for 25 years, including on the ATF SWAT team, and is a Gun Owner.

The Agency currently being run by Acting Director, Regina Lombardo.

Chipman’s Confirmation Battle in the Senate will likely be Close due to his Past Support for an Assault Weapon Ban, a Sticking Point among Congressional Republicans. Democrats hold a Slim Majority in the Senate with 50 Seats, and will require, Vice President Kamala Harris, to cast a Tie-Breaking Vote.

The move will be Part of Biden’s Broader effort to Tackle Gun Violence.

On Thursday, Biden will issue a slew of Executive Orders that will direct the Justice Department to craft a Plan Limiting “ghost guns,” Handmade Guns without Serial Numbers; Publish a State Model for “Red Flag” Legislation, which Helps Prevent Gun Sales to Someone deemed to be in Crisis; and Issue an Annual Report on Gun Trafficking, among other Efforts.

The Plan amounts to an effort by the Biden Administration to Tackle the Ongoing spate of Gun Violence without trying to Push Legislation through Congress, where any Gun Control Measure faces Deep Opposition from Republicans, who could Block it in the Senate under Filibuster Rules.

“The president will not wait for Congress to act before the administration takes our own steps, fully within the administration’s authority and the Second Amendment, to save lives,” an Administration Official told Reporters Wednesday.

The Nation has seen several Mass Shootings in recent weeks, including in Georgia and Colorado, and Pressure is building on Biden to take Significant Action to Curb Gun Violence.

Biden has called on Congress to Ban Assault-Style Weapons following those Attacks, although Republicans have almost Universally resisted those Demands.










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