Washington, DC – -(Ammoland.com)- According to POLITICO, Biden is planning to nominate Steve Dettelbach, ANOTHER anti-gunner, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Biden’s First Anti-Gun Nominee
Together, gun owners were able to defeat David Chipman, Biden’s last ATF Director Nominee.
David Chipman’s scandalous history included:
- making millions of dollars lobbying against your constitutionally-protected rights for Michael Bloomberg and Gabby Giffords
- working with Chinese state media to create anti-gun propaganda and downplay a massacre in China
- and more!
But because of your activism and opposition, President Biden was forced to withdraw his nomination in September.
But now, recent reports indicate another gun-grabber may be nominated to lead ATF “as early as this month.”
Steve Dettelbach : Biden’s New Prospective ATF Nominee
Reports indicate that “[d]eliberations are ongoing but Steve Dettelbach, a former federal attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, is seriously being considered by the White House for the post.”
But Dettlebach is not simply a “former federal attorney.”
In 2018, Dettlebach unsuccessfully ran for public office, promising a host of new gun control initiatives if elected, including:
- An Assault Weapons Ban
- Universal Background Registration Checks
- Gun confiscation for misdemeanor crimes
- Gun confiscation for those dealing with mental health issues
- “closing” the made-up “over the Internet” and fake “gun show loophole[s]”
- Disarming teachers and keeping schools as “soft targets”
In fact, Dettlebach used his position as a US Attorney to advocate for gun control for years, publishing op-eds such as Requiring universal background checks make sense.
In fact, this US attorney heavily weighed in on the Manchin-Toomey gun control proposal in 2013, condemning “[t]he Senate’s failure… to pass the universal background check bill” as “disheartening.”
Key Question: Does Steve Dettelbach Support ATF’s Illegal Gun Registry?
In recent months, Gun Owners of America and Representative Michael Cloud uncovered that the ATF has been maintaining an illegal turn-key national gun registry with nearly a billion Firearm Transaction Records or Form 4473s in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Indeed, federal law prohibits the centralization of ATF records, maintaining a registry of guns or gun owners, and keeping records that are searchable by name.
Interestingly, Steve Dettlebach acknowledged that this was illegal in a 2013 op-ed, stating:
“Some critics have argued that universal background checks will lead to a national gun registry. But establishing such a federal gun registry is and will remain illegal under the proposal. The existing background check system has been around for 14 years, and there’s no national registry of gun owners. Requiring a background check of gun buyers would not compromise the Second Amendment, which we respect” (emphasis added).
But as it turns out in 2005 and 2006, ATF illegally used congressional appropriations to begin converting out-of-business Firearm Transaction Records (Form 4473s) and Acquisition and Disposition Logs into a digital searchable database.
Dettlebach said that federal law prohibits the creation of a gun registry. What does he think should be done with the 920,664,765 records of guns, gun owners, and acquisition and disposition logs currently in ATF’s centralized database as of November 2021?
How the Grassroots Can Help
So, we know that Steve Dettlebach is a big-time gun control supporter.
And, support for infringements on our constitutionally-protected rights should disqualify anyone from every public office.
But, where does Dettlebach stand on maintaining ATF’s illegal national gun registry?
Will Steve Dettlebach enforce Biden’s proposed rule expanding ATF’s illegal gun registry?
Dettlebach must be held accountable for his opposition to the Bill of Rights should Biden formally nominate him in the coming weeks.
And ANYONE nominated to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must commit to disbanding any gun or gun owner registry currently maintained by ATF.
In liberty,
Aidan Johnston
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Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America has previously supported the right of members and staff to carry firearms on Capitol Hill for self-defense, as GOA supports the rights of all law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in their workplace. Gun Owners of America is a grassroots organization representing more than two million gun owners nationwide and is dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise.
Time to call congress and burn down their phone lines again!
Their side keeps pushing and pushing and pushing in an attempt to wear down and exhaust our side’s resistance, until we give up and move on to other things. It’s worked well for them, and our side hasn’t figured out yet that they need to stay ever vigilant. Dems don’t accept defeat, no matter how outrageous their position.
Soros money motivates the democrat party.
And Bloomberg
Forget this gun grabbers confirmation! The ATF is just another relic of government over-reach and contempt for our Constitution. It must be dissolved.
Same cycles of overreach tyranny via long train of usurpations & abuses under color & authority of law repeating until the Overlords WINNOW it down to get the GubMINT they want or the Proles become conscious on the animal farm.
Using a proven & known corrupt system to investigate itself makes a lot of sense right ? Lol
All Animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.
“WINNOW”, possibly trademarked in conjunction with “MISSION”, is used by Ferrari’s Formula 1 team. Ah, you mean “winnow.”
No, I specifically used “WINNOW’ in caps for a specific reason. Emphasis & it worked.
Q.E.D.
PUBLISH HIS HOME ADDRESS
But of course Biden nominated another Chipman look alike! What did you expect ? And as many nominations as we manage to derail, he’ll just keep nominating the same anti gun toadies until the RINOS get one in .
How about the ATF turns in all of their guns first?
Chipman was not confirmed because we fought him hard enough. Katanga will get confirmed because we did not fight her hard enough.
And this fellow? How bad do we reject him?
“ANYONE nominated to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must commit to disbanding any gun or gun owner registry currently maintained by ATF.”
Absolutely, and the UTTER DESTRUCTION OF ALL COPIES OF ALL SUCH RECORDS AND DATABASES… We know how things tend to linger, and pop up again if not utterly destroyed.
Pie in the sky as long as the demoncraps are running the show.
already got the fingers limbered up.
If you think Dettelbach’s nomination is imminent contact your Senator right away, especially if they are on the Judiciary committee. Ask them to coordinate so the same question is not asked over and over again. Give them questions to ask, e.g.: When firearms technology changes should the ATF be able to write regulations that go beyond the letter of the law? Under your leadership will the ATF respond in a timely manner to FOIA requests. When a new regulation is put out for public comment, should the response of our citizens be taken into consideration or is the public comment… Read more »
How’s the HOPIUM working for you so far regarding liberty & freedoms ?