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White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency

By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters Posted on
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The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden’s nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.

Chipman had faced strong Republican opposition in the Senate, undermining his chances of winning confirmation in a chamber only narrowly controlled by Biden’s fellow Democrats. Republicans generally oppose gun control measures.

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White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency

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