President Biden is expected to nominate David Chipman, an advocate of greater gun control, to serve as the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a White House official confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday. Chipman served as an ATF special agent for 25 years and was named Special Agent in Charge of the bureau’s Firearms Program. BIDEN EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON GUN CONTROL THURSDAYIn an op-ed he penned in The Roanoke Times last year, Chipman described himself as a "proud gun owner" who has sometimes been "mischaracterized as a gun grabber." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAs previously reported by Fox News, Biden is expected to announce gun control measures on Thursday following three recent mass shootings. A White House official told Fox News that not all of the measures will be executive actions.

Source: Fox News April 07, 2021 22:07 UTC