Republicans tear into Biden's ATF pick for bungling definition of assault rifles, dodging questions about Hunter Biden 'lying' on his background check and comparing gun owners to Tiger King, in car-crash Senate appearance
- Joe Biden's pick to head the ATF David Chipman was confronted by Republican senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday
- They excoriated the nominee on his definition of assault weapons, refusing to commit to investigate Hunter Biden and comparing gun owners to Tiger King
- Chipman deflected before saying an assault weapon is: 'any semi-automatic rifle capable of accepting a detachable magazine above the caliber of .22'
- This would 'include a .223, which is, you know, largely the AR-15 round'
- Senator Lee brought up Chipman's April 2020 comments mocking first-time gun owners in the midst of the panic at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
- Said at the time: 'They might think that they're die-hard, ready to go, but unfortunately they're more like Tiger King... putting their family in danger'
David Chipman refused to say during the Judiciary Committee hearing if he would investigate Hunter Biden for violating federal law by lying on a gun background check and was forced to apologize for mocking gun owners in a 2020 interview.
'Day to day, ATF plays a significant role in the legal trade of firearms in this country,' Ranking Member Chuck Grassley said as he tore into Chipman, a senior policy adviser at the Giffords gun control advocacy group.
ATF pick screws assault rifle definition, dodges questions on Hunter
During a heated hearing, Republicans tore into Biden's pick to head the ATF after he butchered the definition of an assault rifle and refused to commit to investigate Hunter for lying on gun purchase form.
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