Senate Confirms New ATF Director With Republican Support

The United States Senate has confirmed President Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominee, Steven Dettelbach.

The chamber advanced Dettelbach’s nomination earlier today, despite several Democrats being absent from voting. Republicans Rob Portman of Ohio and Susan Collins of Maine sided with Democrats on that vote. (RELATED: Congress Goes Big With New Defense Budget and Biden’s Next Gun Grab)

Portman and Collins joined Senate Democrats this afternoon to make Dettelbach the first confirmed ATF director in seven years.

During his confirmation hearings earlier this year, Dettelbach pledged to only work within a scope set by Congress.

Since those hearings, Congress passed radical anti-gun legislation, which was signed into law by President Biden last month.

The recently passed legislation greatly expands the ATF’s scope of influence, something that Dettelbach will undoubtedly take advantage of. The legislation requires more gun sellers to register as federally licensed firearms dealers and also expands background checks, specifically on would-be purchasers between the age of 18 and 21.

The ATF is the government body that issues Federal Firearms Licenses, giving Dettelbach oversight of this process.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.

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Victoria Snitsar Churchill is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and community organizing.

Her writing has been featured in many online publications, including Campus Reform, The Daily Torch and The Daily Signal.

As an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, Victoria appeared in media outlets such as CBS News, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The Blaze and NRATV.

Victoria is also a former NCAA D1 student-athlete and Kansas College Republicans State Chair.

After moving eleven times in six years, Victoria resides in Arlington, Virginia and enjoys overpriced brunch on Sundays with her husband.

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Victoria Snitsar Churchill

Victoria Snitsar Churchill is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and community organizing.

Her writing has been featured in many online publications, including Campus Reform, The Daily Torch and The Daily Signal.

As an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, Victoria appeared in media outlets such as CBS News, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The Blaze and NRATV.

Victoria is also a former NCAA D1 student-athlete and Kansas College Republicans State Chair.

After moving eleven times in six years, Victoria resides in Arlington, Virginia and enjoys overpriced brunch on Sundays with her husband.

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14 Comments
    John Kerns

    That’s all we need another liberal and radical ATF Director who is willing to
    take away guns from legal citizens.
    Keep note of these Rinos that agreed
    with the Dems and vote them out of office.
    Vet

    Swave n deBoner

    Get ready for another series of battles over the Second Amendment as this radical Leftist tries to destroy the Constitution.

    Philip Seth Hammersley

    We’ll see if he truly plays neutral or not. If he doesn’t, impeach him along with Mayorkas in January 2023.

    Nick

     Let’s go Brandon!

    McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Kevin McCarthy Eyepatch McCain! Mud Romney, Liz Cheney, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Pence and the rest of the RINO swamp rats need to be voted out of office!

    CaptTurbo

    More clear evidence that we must hold a massive RINO hunt!

    Gerry

    Way to go gopocrats, selling out the American citizens again. The same as you have always done and will always do if Trump is not your leader. None of you will ever get my vote unless Trump is the President.

      Sam Byrum

      Amen Gerry. We need a Conservative Party and shuck the Rino’s out and the GOP Neocons with them. Go Conservatives!!!!!!!!!

      George

      I agree 100%. It’s time to show them in our votes kiss my … We will not allow our country or our heritage be destroyed. Citizens will stand up to a tyrannic govt. Turn out in Nov.and put them out to pasture with your vote.

    mbr722

    Why on this earth would these RINOs still keep on joining the moronic democrats? Why haven’t they just stopped being RINOs and just joined the social democrat party? This ghastly administration and it’s sycophantic RINOs are making me run to the bathroom to vomit every time I unfortunately see or hear them by mistake.😠

    Randie

    Susan Collins the Rhino Traitor once again!

    William Hodge

    Ohio and Maine need to dump their RINO senators ASAP!

    mARY

    censorship at its finest.
    We need to throw each and every Republican who voted for him OUT OF THE SENATE IN NOV.

    Tom Tucker

    Treason. Pure, unadulterated treason. Vote those Rino MF’s out of office asap.

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