President Joe Biden has withdrawn the name of gun-control extremist David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Alaska Congressman Don Young applauded the move:
“Alaska is unlike any other state, and if you’ve never been here, you won’t understand our way of life. In our state, gun ownership can mean the difference between life and death, especially in the often unforgiving terrain of rural Alaska. Firearms are such an integral part of our Alaskan lifestyle that even the Democrats own them,” Young said in a statement.
“The sad truth is Mr. Chipman has repeatedly misled the public to further his agenda. When discussing firearm suppressors in 2019, he claimed, ‘The gun does not sound gun-like. It takes the edge out of the tone…This is how I would describe it: It makes a gun sort of sound like a nail gun.’ This is false, and just one example of Mr. Chipman playing fast and loose with the truth,” Young said.
If he were to lead the ATF, Chipman would try to curtail Americans’ Second Amendment rights, Young said.
“I repeatedly made my views known to President Biden that David Chipman’s nomination is unacceptable. Today’s withdrawal is good news not only for responsible, law-abiding gun owners in Alaska, but for the constitutional rights of every legal firearm owner in America,” he said.
Senator Dan Sullivan has also been outspoken about Chipman and what a bad fit he would be to lead the agency, saying to put Chipman in charge of the ATF is like putting Antifa in charge of the Portland Police Department.
“He is another extreme activist, this time against the Second Amendment and Second Amendment rights. He will be in charge of an agency, if confirmed, that’s actually in charge of law enforcement in regard to firearms,” Sullivan said.
