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20 State Attorneys General Oppose Biden’s ATF Pick

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I have a few questions.

Joe Biden thinks this guy should be in charge of your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

If you ever needed confirmation of just how hostile the Biden administration is to the Second Amendment, look no further than the recent confirmation of David Chipman to be the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Chipman, whose fame began with the slaughter of Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, and continues with his much more recent anti-gun lobbying, represents a middle finger from Biden to the Bill of Rights. Today, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 19 other state attorneys general today called on the U.S. Senate to reject that confirmation.

The reason this is such an interesting development is that those state attorneys general are essentially telling the Senate that they fear that Chipman will institute guidelines that they cannot enforce at the state level. They have very, very good reasons to have that fear, which they outlined in a letter to U.S. Senate Republican and Democratic leadership, (the previous link will take you to an automatic download of a .pdf file).

“Mr. Chipman has a First Amendment right as a private citizen to work for these political organizations and to lobby for the taxation, registration, and even confiscation of firearms. Americans likewise have the Second Amendment to protect their God-given rights to keep and bear arms,” Knudsen and the attorneys general wrote. “Accordingly, we ask you to oppose Mr. Chipman’s confirmation to this important position and demand President Biden nominate someone who is not hostile to our rights and way of life.”

ATF agents play an important role in upholding the public safety of communities around the country and will be disserved by an agency director with a political agenda. Americans’ Second Amendment rights do not need to be infringed to keep them safe from violent criminals.

“Its agents deserve a director who will inspire confidence from the people they serve. Given Mr. Chipman’s history of anti-gun lobbying and political activism, Americans cannot be reasonably expected to believe he will be an unbiased enforcer of current laws,” the letter stated. “As the chief legal and law enforcement officers in our respective states, we are concerned that Mr. Chipman will make Americans less safe by diverting ATF resources to attack the rights of law-abiding gun owners instead of cracking down on violent criminals and criminal organizations.”

Attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and West Virginia also signed onto Knudsen’s letter.

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  2. The world is going to hell in a hand basket and it’s up to us”We The People”to WAKE UP WAKE UP THE TIME HAS COME PEOPLE TO RISE UP AND TAKE OUR COUNTY BACK, FREEDOM NOW!! But it is up to us to make it happen!

  3. It just goes to show how if a dishonest election is covered up and not investigated by the high court what the illigitimate administration does to advance it’s very personal adjenda for a socialist takeover.

    It was not the first illigitimate election either, just the first to be exposed because the politicians and power brokers got greedy, reckless and unlike the muslims, not willing to bide their time and wait. Watch you all it is either surpress and control the population or be ousted. Obviously they are not doing the latter.

  4. It doesn’t matter what his professed religion is he wouldn’t follow its teachings regardless. He is a traitor and a killer who needs to be taken out now. Hanging would suit him.

  5. I was curious about his comments on his issue M4 (which he now calls an AR15) and the lethality of the 5.56 round. If I buy any weapon whether for defense or hunting, it had damn sure better be lethal otherwise wouldn’t serve it’s purpose. One of the tenants of safe gun handling is never point the weapon at anything you have no intention of destroying/killing. And for humanitarian reasons would prefer to do it in one shot if possible.
    So the 5.56 is devastatingly lethal in his and anti-gunners minds. Has he ever seen the exit wound from a soft point 30-30? Sure did a number on the hog I shot with one. Or any common hunting round that is as fast and often much larger projectile? Like a .270, .308, 7mm Mag to name but a few? Heck many states will not allow hunting with a .223/5.56 as they consider it too light a round that would leave wounded animals to be tracked.
    We need an ATF director that understands firearms, how they are classified, and isn’t of the black rifle bad variety. Is my bolt action TC in 5.56/.223 less lethal than my DB15 in 5.56/.223? Yes I can get more rounds downrange faster with my DB15 but with the TC no wasted shots every round where intended for max effect

    • “ Heck [SIC] many states will not allow hunting with a .223/5.56 as they consider it too light a round that would leave wounded animals to be tracked.”

      I know of no states that “…will not allow hunting with a .223/5.56…”, can you name any? Yes, they are generally not allowed for deer, but no states that I know of do not allow any hunting with them.

  6. This idiot told Congress that he was issued an AR-15 for the raid on Waco. I believe this is a bold-faced lie. I’m pretty sure he didn’t go in with a semi-auto. It was more likely an M4. Then in the next breath, he couldn’t define an “assault rifle.” Pretty hard to define that which does not exist, huh?

  7. Can anyone say “NUTJOB”. Because that what this guy is. He belongs in the funny farm not in the ATF. God help us!!!!

  9. My God,
    Where is Tennessee, N.Carolina, S. Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Idaho,
    Nevada?

    • South Carolina is there but some “red” states are absent. North Carolina, Nevada and Pennsylvania have democrat governors right now. People in the other states you mentioned need to contact their AG.

    • I can tell you that Shapiro from PA is an avid anti-gunner. He at one point tried to outlaw 80% lowers but was threatened with rights violations and lawsuits if he moved forward. Luckily for him he dropped it. He was also onboard against bump stocks and AR-15’s too. The guy is a real POS.

  10. You all talk a big story behind your laptops. But when will you really do anything about this Situation? We all know what’s coming down the Pike. It’s going to be very Ugly…..But which one of you will be the First to engage the problem? That’s what I thought….Words are cheap, Actions are forever. Get out there and start Talking to your Neighbors and Community. Don’t stop with the Guy who lives next to you. Go to Town and City Government meetings. Call or Email the “Liars” who hold Office in your States. Express yourself. Be Bold, But Polite! The time to be disrespectful has not come yet. But we are getting closer everyday. We have more power then you realize in this Country. I’m guessing “Sleepy Joe” is going to bow out within the next two years due to Mental health problems and then we will have to deal with the woman who slept with his son. She will get absolutely nothing done from that point forward. Our only hope, short of breaking the Laws we all stand for is to VOTE all Democrats OUT of office in 2022. Actions are Louder that words!!

    • Easy what we did in my county in southwest Virginia. Demand that your local government declares your county, town or city a second amendment sanctuary..

    • Unfortunately Mark, I think the voting thing is over. You think the last election was fixed you wait and see what BS happens in the next one. Voting in the next communist election will be useless. It’s time to go on the offensive .

  11. It’s fine for like minded people like us to vent here but all of us need to let friends, family, and neighbors know the truth! Remember most non-gun folk have been taught to fear for their lives so treat them with kid gloves and use .22 ammo if you can get them to the range.

  12. Biden is a sorry individual for picking a murderer to be the head of the ATF. He followed Barbara Boxer’s orderers and killed innocent civilians and chipman most likely started the fires that killed them. He will burn in hell.

    • Not Boxer Janet Reno and William Jefferson Clinton just as the Oklahoma City bombing was instituted by those two may they suffer forever at the gates to hell!

  13. He has already been asked all of the relevant questions -and given less than adequate answers. ANY senator that votes to confirm him will be showing what their true colors are and what they think of We the People and the Constitution.
    All you squishy senators that are waffling about confirming him, STOP. We know that all of the party hard liners and likely a few rinos will vote to confirm but there are still enough who have a bit of integrity left that will not.

  14. If we wait any longer the military will be. corrupted and the police are already against the patriots and constitutionalists. We need a massive show of force..
    Enough with appeasement and getting along with the traitors to our constitution. Democrats do not have our best efforts as a highest priority.

  15. Any Politian that does not fully protect the “Whole” constitution and is trying to dismantle it should be arrested and tried for treason then executed! What part of “shall not be infringed” do they not get?

    • Chipman thinks he is Himmler and has the final solution for Americans.
      He wants to BAN all semi autos saying they are too dangerous for Americans to own.. But the atf has full auto weapons that they use to kill Americans. We need firearms to protect us from the likes of him.
      To show how mentally unstable they are, they brag about killing Americans at Ruby Ridge and Waco.
      And do they really think by banning firearms crime will stop? What nonsense. The two bank robbers from the North Hollywood shoot out got their full auto firearms from Mexico. But gee, didn’t they know they were breaking the law doing that?
      The first thing Hitler and Castro did when they got in power was to restrict, then ban firearms.
      Most of these gun banning groups ( like the one chipman belongs to) are being funded and run by Micheal Bloomberg, George Soros, the Chinese government, the U.N. and Russia. They know once they BAN all firearms in America they can take over. This isn’t about stopping crime, it’s about it enslaving all Americans!
      Don’t forget that during WW2, Germany and Japan had plans to attack the west coast and the east coast, but we afraid ” of all those Americans who owned firearms”.

      • So he was in charge of the Waco massacre! The massacre that led to BATF being interpreted as “Burn All Toddlers First!” That guy – given the chance – would make Himmler look like a Sunday School Teacher. He probably doesn’t have the squeamish stomach that Himmler had.

    • Exactly Gregory. They use to hang or take traitors to the firing squad for treason. I guess if they confiscated all our guns maybe we will have to go back to beheadings.

  16. When will we make a stand. I think we’re waiting on a leader to bring the patriots together. We’re losing our country to communist. Stand while you can!

  17. Ask this guy anything REALLY ok does posing like madonna at the burned out corpses of women and children make you a big MAN. I bet if that was his kids or family an it was someone else posing
    He would do whatever he could to put them under prison. Never to get out. I say let them come
    They want a war we will give them a war. All the gun factories are in the south. The south is not the land of cotton anymore it’s not 1860. I’m an old man and I will protect my family and my property
    From Biden Harris thugs to the death. They let killers an child molesters bank robbers drug cartels
    Rapist all people who should never be out of jail out free to mame an kill the innocence. But all us
    Gun owners are the ASSHOLES REALLY

    • I’m going to correct one point you make. Several gun manufacturers are in northern states. Kimber is in New York, Smith & Wesson is currently located in Springfield, MA, Rock Island Armory is in Illinois. The list goes on and on.

      • Kimber is/has moved manufacturing and corporate headquarters from Yonkers to Troy, Alabama.

  18. Too bad Michigan’s AG is a traitor to to Michigan people’s rights. She is a puppet for the democrats unholy attacks on gun rights. Michigan governor and her band of traitors need run out of Michigan. Republicans better get off their backsides take her down.