Biden’s gun control-backing ATF pick wins support from Pennsylvania Democrat eyeing Senate run

By Kerry Picket

Published July 15, 2021 7:26pm ET

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Biden’s gun control-backing ATF pick wins support from Pennsylvania Democrat eyeing Senate run — Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb, expected to launch a Senate bid, expressed support for President Joe Biden’s pick to head the ATF, a nomination drawing the ire of gun rights backers. Lamb, whose win in a March 2018 special election in his Western Pennsylvania district foreshadowed the Democratic takeover of the House later that year, announced […]

Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb, expected to launch a Senate bid, expressed support for President Joe Biden’s pick to head the ATF, a nomination drawing the ire of gun rights backers.

Lamb, whose win in a March 2018 special election in his Western Pennsylvania district foreshadowed the Democratic takeover of the House later that year, announced his support for David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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