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Biden’s ATF nominee stumped on defining ‘assault weapon’ during confirmation hearing

By Emma Colton
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Biden’s ATF nominee stumped on defining ‘assault weapon’ during confirmation hearing

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was stumped during his confirmation hearing when he was asked to define an “assault weapon.”

“I got 35 seconds left, define it for me, would you please, sir. What’s an assault weapon?” Sen. John Kennedy asked ATF nominee David Chipman on Wednesday.

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