With the nomination of Steven Dettelbach, President Biden has chosen to double-down on his attempt to put a gun control advocate in charge of the agency responsible for regulating America’s firearms industry.
David Chipman was Biden's first nominee, but he failed to achieve enough support in the Senate to be confirmed. Like Chipman, Dettelbach is a dedicated gun controller with a background that proves he would be neither fair nor objective as head of ATF. When running for Ohio Attorney General in 2018, Dettelbach endorsed gun bans, restrictions on lawful firearm transfers, and further expansion of prohibitions on who can lawfully possess a firearm. Ohio voters wisely rejected Dettelbach and his gun control promises in 2018.
It will once again be up to gun owners to make clear that a failed anti-gun politician has no place at the head of the ATF.