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Biden’s Nominee to Head ATF Advances After Split Senate Panel Vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday was deadlocked on whether to advance the nomination of David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday was deadlocked on whether to advance the nomination of David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF.
The FBI reports that 93 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty last year, a small increase over 2019.
A North Carolina man who fired a shotgun at two ATF agents who were conducting surveillance was convicted of assaulting federal officers and multiple firearm charges.
The NRA and conservative GOP lawmakers are digging in for a fight to prevent the nomination of David Chipman as ATF director.
The FBI in March 2020 interviewed the 19-year-old man who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis after his mother warned law enforcement that he might try to “commit suicide by cop,” the bureau said.
President Biden is expected to nominate David Chipman, a prominent gun control advocate, to lead the ATF.
A Secret Service study concluded that school shootings are preventable if officials pay attention to warning signs.
President Biden may soon pick a nominee to lead the ATF director, which has been without a permanent director since 2015 as the nation grapples with mass shootings.