Team Biden pulls nomination of gun-control advocate Chipman to head up ATF

Team Biden pulls nomination of gun-control advocate Chipman to head up ATF

by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2021 Joe Biden has withdrawn the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), reports say. Chipman, who had called for a ban on the nation’s most popular rifle, the AR-15, and for confiscating AR-15s already in the possession of Americans, had faced […]

Sen. Durbin tries to duck ATF nominee racism report missed by corporate media

Sen. Durbin tries to duck ATF nominee racism report missed by corporate media

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2021 The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected a request by Republicans for an emergency hearing to investigate allegations of racism against Team Biden’s nominee to head up the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois Democrat, dismissed a report by Reload in […]

Biden’s ATF pick sets sights on banning the AR-15

Biden’s ATF pick sets sights on banning the AR-15

by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2021 David Chipman, a gun-control advocate who is Joe Biden’s pick to head up the ATF, said on Wednesday that he would ban the most popular rifle in the U.S. and hinted that he would confiscate AR-15s already in the possession of Americans. Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley likened confirming […]