David Chipman’s ATF Nomination Held Up by Uncertain Democrats
David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF, is facing strong opposition from Senate Republicans and uncertainty among some Democrats.
David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF, is facing strong opposition from Senate Republicans and uncertainty among some Democrats.
The FBI has been unable to keep pace with the surge in firearms sales and failed to finish more than 316,000 background checks in the first nine months of 2020.
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.