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ATF Nominee peddled wild conspiracy theory about the Branch Davidians shooting down helicopters
lawofficer.com ^ | 4/8/2021

Posted on 04/08/2021 6:12:15 PM PDT by bitt

David Chipman, the gun control activist who President Biden nominated today to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) claimed last year that members of the Branch Davidian sect shot down two helicopters during a standoff with federal agents in Waco in 1993. That is certainly an odd statement considering it didn’t happen and Chipman served 25 years with the ATF.

Chipman posted the comments as part of a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” event and even posted a photograph on the Reddit thread to confirm his identity. In response to a comment about the Waco siege from a participant that asked whether any crimes have been committed with .50 caliber Barrett rifles, Chipman wrote:

At Waco, cult members used 2 .50 caliber Barretts to shoot down two Texas Air National Guard helicopters. Point, it is true we are fortunate they are not used in crime more often. The victims of drug lords in Mexico are not so lucky. America plays a role in fueling the violence south of the border.

While the Branch Davidians did reportedly shoot at helicopters, none were shot down. He has been listed as a top “conspiracy” candidate on Reddit.


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(his FB page has been scrubbed of a thousand posts in the last few days..)
1 posted on 04/08/2021 6:12:15 PM PDT by bitt
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To: bitt

“for head of the AFT,” said Joe -

(he’s got the teachers’ earworm in his brain -

AFT= American Federation of Teachers


2 posted on 04/08/2021 6:13:46 PM PDT by bitt (People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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3 posted on 04/08/2021 6:13:58 PM PDT by bitt (People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.)
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Correction: It’s now the AFT. Our media will take care of
that by tomorrow morning.

ATF?

Never heard of it, you terrorists...


4 posted on 04/08/2021 6:14:04 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Folks, if you haven't yet, please start an automatic monthly for Jim and his crew.)
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To: bitt

It doesn’t matter what he said. If he is a democrat and he is speaking, he is lying.


5 posted on 04/08/2021 6:14:46 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: bitt

I saw some videos of this guy and I think he needs a lot of help.


6 posted on 04/08/2021 6:15:28 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: bitt

Interesting statement...either it’s totally false...
or two WERE shot down and the government has kept
it a secret all this time. Hmmm?

Lord, what has happened to the country I grew up in?


7 posted on 04/08/2021 6:17:42 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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Disclaimer:

No helicopters were scratched in the killing of those 80-90
Branch Dividian men, women, and children.

Those helicopters and tanks were supplied by the ARMY for use
against citizens on U.S. soil.

Their capital crime...? Defending themselves.


8 posted on 04/08/2021 6:18:14 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Folks, if you haven't yet, please start an automatic monthly for Jim and his crew.)
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To: bitt

He’ll fit right in with Joe’s Insane Admin


9 posted on 04/08/2021 6:19:35 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: blueunicorn6

I saw some videos of this guy and I think he needs a lot of help.

ALL Biden nominees need help. I have never seen a bigger bunch of left wingnuts in one place in my life. Pray for our country.


10 posted on 04/08/2021 6:19:56 PM PDT by Paperpusher
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A year ago on Reddit, Chipman advocated arresting people BEFORE they commit a crime.


11 posted on 04/08/2021 6:20:16 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: tet68

“Lord, what has happened to the country I grew up in?”

It’s been transformed into Bizarro World in a matter of a few short years.


12 posted on 04/08/2021 6:20:28 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: tet68

They had no SAMs or grenade launchers capable of taking
those helicopters down. That’s a lie.

Further, they scraped the site clean as rapidly as they could
to prevent any investigation of potential crimes against
the Davidians.


13 posted on 04/08/2021 6:21:36 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Folks, if you haven't yet, please start an automatic monthly for Jim and his crew.)
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To: bitt

Chapman should be dropped from consideration, replacing with Beto to honor Biden’s campaign promise. I think it’s only fair, guess what the nation needs to see the type of action Beto is promising and see where it goes.


14 posted on 04/08/2021 6:21:55 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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If they shot down a helicopter, people would know. You cannot hide a crashed helicopter outside of Waco. All the more reason why they should have arrested him when he was making his daily ice cream run.


15 posted on 04/08/2021 6:22:09 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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“All the more reason why they should have arrested him when he was making his daily ice cream run.”

Or hanging at Chelsea Street Pub on the weekends.


16 posted on 04/08/2021 6:24:12 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: bitt

In other words, he fits right in with the rest of the assclowns of this “administration”.


17 posted on 04/08/2021 6:29:59 PM PDT by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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To: jospehm20
It doesn’t matter what he said. If he is a democrat and he is speaking, he is lying.

Ain’t that the truth.

18 posted on 04/08/2021 6:32:21 PM PDT by Mark17 (US Air Force, retired. It was a long 20 years. )
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To: bitt

This is another Neera Tanden, a nasty character who should not be confirmed. Chipman is a screwhead.


19 posted on 04/08/2021 6:36:29 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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I want to see Rand Paul ask him about the shot down helicopters at Waco, if he ever gets to confirmation hearings...


20 posted on 04/08/2021 6:37:54 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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