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New acting director takes over ATF

A federal prosecutor who was tapped to temporarily lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) took charge of the agency Tuesday while the nominee to serve as director awaits Senate confirmation. The White House announced last week that President Biden had appointed Gary Restaino, the U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, to take over as ATF’s interim director under…

In 2019, Biden's ATF pick David Chipman appeared on British news network BBC to attack President Donald Trump and law-abiding American gun owners.

Speaking on national television, Chipman complained that it is "frustrating" the U.S. government cannot violate people’s right to bear arms if they use “hate speech” on the internet.

"The frustration is in the United States the freedom of speech and to say things is largely cannot be regulated,” Chipman said on BBC.

"…We have to do more to monitor hate speech on the internet," he added.