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Former ATF Agents Urge Senate Not To Confirm Biden’s Nominee To Lead Bureau
Gateway Pundit ^ | 08/05/2021 | Mike LaChance

Posted on 08/05/2021 8:08:25 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe

Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is not too popular among agents who used to work for the agency.

A group of them have sent a letter to the Senate urging them not to confirm David Chipman.

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“David’s strong personal beliefs on firearms issues will create serious and long-lasting problems for the Bureau and the effective execution of its law enforcement mission,” the agents said in the letter. “We relied on effective partnerships with industry, stakeholders, and other law enforcement agencies to execute our missions. Unfortunately, if David were confirmed, ATF partners would see someone who is coming to the agency with his top priority being to implement a divisive gun control agenda.”…

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It says a lot when agents from an organization with a questionable reputation come forward to recommend against the nomination of an individual they have workwd with.

I'll bet their cocern is that Chipman would ruin any type of cooperation the agency currently has with FFLs, and possibly don't like the idea of reviving images like these:


1 posted on 08/05/2021 8:08:25 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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I don’t trust any alphabat soup commmando types, current or former. But hopefully, these former agents will hqve an impact, I’m not too optimistic... my bet is that Chipman will squeak by.


2 posted on 08/05/2021 8:14:54 AM PDT by LIConFem (Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
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To: Tench_Coxe

In before the convenience store reference.


3 posted on 08/05/2021 8:54:46 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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Here it is:


4 posted on 08/05/2021 9:05:45 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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ATF should be a convenience shop


5 posted on 08/05/2021 10:12:19 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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Hi.

ATF should be a convenience shop.

Amen

5.56mm


6 posted on 08/05/2021 10:13:26 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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