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NRA victory over Biden’s ATF pick its biggest in a decade

By Paul Bedard
Published September 10, 2021 4:48pm ET
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NRA victory over Biden’s ATF pick its biggest in a decade
When President Joe Biden picked gun control advocate David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, it looked like the Senate Democrats would steamroll the GOP with votes to spare. The early count was 55 votes for Chipman, according to insiders. “It was bad and ugly early,” said Jason Ouimet, the […]

When President Joe Biden picked gun control advocate David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, it looked like the Senate Democrats would steamroll the GOP with votes to spare.

The early count was 55 votes for Chipman, according to insiders.

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