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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives encouraged people to celebrate Valentine’s Day by turning in their criminal ex-lovers.
The ATF urged people to provide information detailing their exes’ involvements in “illegal gun activity.”
“Valentine’s Day can still be fun even if you broke up,” the federal agency wrote on its official Twitter, “Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity?”
Valentine's Day can still be fun even if you broke up. Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity? Let us know, and we will make sure it's a Valentine's Day to remember! Call 1-888-ATF-TIPS or email ATFTips@atf.gov.pic.twitter.com/OdDIPdIzkr— ATF HQ (@ATF HQ) 1644843698
The ATF’s comment was met with online ridicule and condemnation.
Conservative political pundit Dana Loesch criticized the ATF for hypocritically seeking to arrest American citizens for gun crimes when the agency also played a critical role in the "Fast and Furious" gun-running operation.
What if it\u2019s your own government for a gun-running op called Fast and Furious? Weren\u2019t you guys involved in that?https://twitter.com/ATFHQ/status/1493208813670965248\u00a0\u2026— Dana Loesch (@Dana Loesch) 1644854519
J.D. Vance, a conservative-populist candidate for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, reprimanded the ATF for not prioritizing bringing the Mexican drug cartels to justice.
Why don\u2019t you guys focus on Mexican drug cartelshttps://twitter.com/atfhq/status/1493208813670965248\u00a0\u2026— J.D. Vance (@J.D. Vance) 1644863507
Justin Amash, the former lone congressional libertarian turned podcaster, called for the ATF’s abolishment in response.
Abolish the ATF.https://twitter.com/atfhq/status/1493208813670965248\u00a0\u2026— Justin Amash (@Justin Amash) 1644862688
Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire called the ATF’s post “psychotic.”
This is psychotichttps://twitter.com/atfhq/status/1493208813670965248\u00a0\u2026— Matt Walsh (@Matt Walsh) 1644861697
In September of 2021, the Biden administration withdrew David Chipman’s nomination to run the ATF after he refused to answer questions posed by members of the United States Senate leading to concerns that if he were to become the director of the ATF he would implement draconian regulations on firearms thus restricting access to rifles commonly used for hunting and self-defense.
Chipman told the Senate that he supported an outright ban on AR-15 style rifles.
WATCH: Sen. Ted Cruz gets Joe Biden\u2019s ATF Director nominee David Chipman to admit that he wants to BAN the AR-15, the most popular rifle in America. \n\n\u201cWith respect to the AR-15, I support a ban.\u201dpic.twitter.com/6nDgalAkRj— Steve Guest (@Steve Guest) 1622045403
Chipman is a former ATF agent who currently serves as a policy adviser for gun control advocacy groups.
While serving in the ATF, Chipman was stationed in Waco, Texas, and worked as a “case agent in [the] Branch Davidian trial.” The Branch Davidians were a cult that lived in Waco.
In 1993, the federal government served the group with a search warrant leading to a violent shootout that resulted in the death of 76 cult members.
While participating in a Reddit “ask me anything” thread, Chipman lied about the events of the 1993 massacre. Chipman told Redditors participating in the thread that the Branch Davidians were using 0.50 caliber Barrett rifles to shoot down helicopters belonging to the Texas Air National Guard.
On his show, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson addressed Chipman’s lies. Carlson said, “No one aboard a federal helicopter was shot down or injured that day. The helicopters didn’t crash.”
David Chipman nomination for ATF to be withdrawn in another major defeat for Biden admin
In a major victory for gun rights activists, the White House will reportedly withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
Politico reported Thursday that Chipman, a former ATF agent and current senior policy adviser to the gun control advocacy group Giffords, had lost the support of several moderate Democrats in the Senate, which doomed his confirmation. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) told the White House in August that he would not support Chipman's confirmation, and Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) were also unwilling to back him.
Senate Republicans were unanimously opposed to Chipman's confirmation, citing his extreme anti-gun record, misleading statements, and disturbing allegations that he made derogatory comments about black ATF agents during his time with the agency.
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Chipman sent up red flags for Republican senators and Second Amendment advocates with his evasive answers to the question, "What is an assault weapon?" His repeated attempts to dodge the question and his final answer that an "assault weapon" is "any semi-automatic rifle capable of accepting a detachable magazine above the caliber of .22" caused concern that as the director of ATF, he would instruct the agency to increase regulations on rifles commonly used for sporting or self-defense.
Other disturbing details about Chipman's record emerged thanks to the work of the American Accountability Foundation, a non-profit government watchdog group that focuses on executive branch personnel. In May, AAF filed Freedom of Information Act requests for records related to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaints filed against Chipman during his 15-year tenure at ATF.
The Daily Caller reported the records were related to an incident in 2007 in which Chipman allegedly made a derogatory comment about black ATF agents performing too well on a selection exam.
In June, AAF sued to get records related to allegations that Chipman made racist remarks to colleagues. https://t.co/38swP6P0WV
— BidenNoms, A Project of AAF (@bidennoms) 1631192806.0
AAF also unearthed an incident reported by the Federalist regarding a time when Chipman allegedly lost his service weapon after storing it in his vehicle, against ATF employee regulations. Chipman denied the allegations in written Senate testimony and ATF said there was no record of Chipman's weapons being lost or stolen.
After refusing to turn over his employee files, AAF sued to make his history public. https://t.co/Mio5e3RHms
— BidenNoms, A Project of AAF (@bidennoms) 1631192807.0
Tom Jones, president of the American Accountability Foundation, praised the news that Chipman's nomination will be withdrawn.
"The mainstream media will act like David Chipman's nomination was pulled solely because of his gun control advocacy. The reality is the Biden Administration nominated an ethically deficient individual with charges of racism and losing his service weapon to head the agency Biden would use to implement their gun control agenda," said Jones.
"The Biden Administration showed they will ignore ethical disqualifications to fulfill their radical agenda. Fortunately, commonsense prevailed in the Senate today but we must remain vigilant after the Biden Administration showed they care nothing for ethical standards," he added.
It is unknown when the White House will officially withdraw the nomination, but according to Politico it could happen as soon as this week.
Chipman is the second major Biden administration nominee to be withdrawn, following the defeat of Neera Tanden's nomination to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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