Biden ATF Nominee Supports Ban on Type of Gun He Can'tDefine
May 27, 2022 16:12:35 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on May 27, 2022 16:12:35 GMT -5
Biden ATF Nominee Supports Ban on Type of Gun He Can't Actually Define
By C. Douglas Golden
May 27, 2022 at 11:36am
Back when he was running for attorney general of Ohio, the man President Joe Biden wants to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wanted to ban “assault weapons.” If only he knew what those were.
During a contentious Senate hearing on Wednesday, Steve Dettelbach acknowledged to GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas that he didn’t have a working definition of what an “assault weapon” was despite his call to ban them in his 2018 campaign.
(This should hardly be a surprise. Here at The Western Journal, we’ve long pointed out how the term “assault rifle” was made up by Democrats to scare Americans into giving up their rights. As the left intensifies its focus on gun-grabbing in the wake of the Uvalde shooting, we’ll keep providing readers with the truth about the Second Amendment, self-defense and gun violence. You can help us by subscribing.)
During the confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Dettelbach leaned on the fact that he’d only be enforcing congressional restrictions if he’s confirmed as head of the ATF.
“When I was a candidate for office, I did talk about restrictions on assault weapons. I did not define the term, and I haven’t gone through the process of defining that term,” Dettelbach said.
“That would only be for the Congress if it chose to take that up,” he continued. “If you chose to take it up, I would be at the ATF and — there was perhaps expertise or data we could give you so that you could make the appropriate decision to both protect the public and protect the Second Amendment.”
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By C. Douglas Golden
May 27, 2022 at 11:36am
Back when he was running for attorney general of Ohio, the man President Joe Biden wants to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wanted to ban “assault weapons.” If only he knew what those were.
During a contentious Senate hearing on Wednesday, Steve Dettelbach acknowledged to GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas that he didn’t have a working definition of what an “assault weapon” was despite his call to ban them in his 2018 campaign.
(This should hardly be a surprise. Here at The Western Journal, we’ve long pointed out how the term “assault rifle” was made up by Democrats to scare Americans into giving up their rights. As the left intensifies its focus on gun-grabbing in the wake of the Uvalde shooting, we’ll keep providing readers with the truth about the Second Amendment, self-defense and gun violence. You can help us by subscribing.)
During the confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Dettelbach leaned on the fact that he’d only be enforcing congressional restrictions if he’s confirmed as head of the ATF.
“When I was a candidate for office, I did talk about restrictions on assault weapons. I did not define the term, and I haven’t gone through the process of defining that term,” Dettelbach said.
“That would only be for the Congress if it chose to take that up,” he continued. “If you chose to take it up, I would be at the ATF and — there was perhaps expertise or data we could give you so that you could make the appropriate decision to both protect the public and protect the Second Amendment.”
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