Hunting, Gun Rights’ Organizations Align in Opposition to David Chipman

Hunting and gun rights groups sent a June 11, 2021, letter to Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in which they voiced opposition to confirming David Chipman as head of ATF.

The letter, obtained by Breitbart News, says in part:

We, the undersigned organizations, representing millions of sportsmen and women across the country, are writing to respectfully express our strong opposition to the nomination of David Chipman to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

At the outset, we would note that the majority of the undersigned organizations have never opposed an ATF nominee. Given Mr. Chipman’s longstanding public activism against our Second Amendment freedoms and hunting heritage, however, we are compelled to oppose his nomination. Many of us, for example, are concerned that confirming a high-ranking official of one of the country’s most prolific anti-gun organizations would politicize a traditionally apolitical bureau. Others fear Mr. Chipman will weaponize the directorship and lead to the undermining of our Second Amendment rights through punitive administrative actions.