Republican Senator Susan Collins announced Monday that she will vote against the confirmation of David Chipman, President Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).
“After meeting with Mr. Chipman, listening to Mainers, and reviewing his record, I have decided to vote against Mr. Chipman's nomination to serve as the ATF Director,” Collins wrote in a statement. “In recent years, Mr. Chipman has been an outspoken critic of the firearms industry and has made statements that demean law-abiding gun owners.”
“Although he has the right to express his views, I believe this history makes him an unusually divisive pick for this important position. In particular, I am concerned that his confirmation would do significant damage to the collaborative working relationship that must exist between ATF, the firearms industry, sportsmen and women, and other law-abiding gun owners exercising their Second Amendment rights,” she continued.
Without the support of the moderate Collins, Chipman will likely be confirmed along party lines.
Chipman has so far positioned himself as an anti-gun activist who seeks to expand existing regulations curbing ownership and purchases of firearms.
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