Biden names former federal prosecutor to lead ATF - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "He has demonstrated a strong commitment to justice, inclusive leadership, and to strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the community.
48% : In 2020, President Trump's pick for the bureau, Chuck Canterbury, a conservative police union official, was forced to withdraw after several Republican senators publicly questioned his commitment to the Second Amendment.
48% : By contrast, Chipman, who serves as a consultant with the gun control group founded by Gabrielle Giffords, a former representative of Arizona, said the White House had done little to defend him after gun rights groups mobilized to defeat him.
47% : The National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups are likely to oppose any nominee who wants to strengthen enforcement and oversight.
43% : He is known for criminal prosecutions, hate-crime cases, and voting rights investigations.
39% : During an unsuccessful bid for Ohio attorney general in 2018, Dettelbach, a Harvard graduate who began his career in the Justice Department's civil rights division under President Clinton, supported an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, and tighter restrictions on gun buyers with mental health issues.
23% : White House officials, frustrated by their inability to pass even minimal changes to gun laws in a Congress narrowly controlled by Democrats, say they have acted more forcefully than Biden's recent predecessors.

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