American Military News by Liz George September 09, 2021
President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the controversial nomination of David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) following bipartisan backlash over Chipman’s gun control advocacy, two people with knowledge of the decision told the Washington Post on Thursday.
Since his nomination in April, lawmakers have voiced concern regarding Chipman’s work as a paid lobbyist for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a gun control advocacy group that later combined with Moms Demand Action to create “the largest anti-Second Amendment advocacy organization in the United States,” Everytown for Gun Safety.
Chipman also currently works as a senior policy advisor and paid lobbyist for Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence, another gun-control advocacy group that went as far as filing an amicus brief claiming the Second Amendment doesn’t protect Americans’ right to keep and bear arms.
In August, video resurfaced of Chipman appearing on Chinese state-run television in 2012 to promote gun control efforts, which China may have used to aid its anti-U.S. propaganda efforts.
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