ATF Nominee Dettelbach: I’ll Enforce Gun Laws Using the Tools Congress Gives Me

President Joe Biden’s second nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steve Dettelbach, answered questions from U.S. Senators in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. The hearing was held in the shadow of the incomprehensible tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. The president’s first nominee, David Chipman, was forced to … Read more

Biden’s Second Choice to Head ATF Won’t Define ‘Assault Weapons’ Either, But Gets More Democrats’ Support

By Lee Williams Like his first choice, Joe Biden’s second choice to lead the ATF can’t define an “assault weapon” either. Former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach testified Wednesday he would leave it to Congress to define an “assault weapon,” even though during his unsuccessful 2018 run for Ohio Attorney General Dettelbach called for an “assault … Read more

After the Chipman Debacle, the Biden Administration is Working Smarter to Confirm Everytown-Endorsed Steve Dettelbach to Head ATF

By Lee Williams Senate hearings for Joe Biden’s second nominee to head the ATF, Steve Dettelbach, could begin as early as next week, Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Politico. Officials within the Biden-Harris administration have said they hope to refocus on Dettelbach’s nomination after the mass murder in Buffalo, New … Read more

ATF Nominee Steve Dettelbach is Just a Less Creepy Version of David Chipman

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . President Biden continued his siege on the Second Amendment by announcing gun-control regulations targeting self-manufactured arms and confirming his intention to nominate Steven Dettelbach, an Everytown for Gun Safety-endorsed, anti-Second Amendment zealot to lead the ATF. Biden’s proposed rule to eliminate so-called “ghost guns” would create an … Read more