Dettelbach, Steven M
School Shooting Raises Stakes at Hearing for Biden’s Pick to Lead A.T.F.
Installing a new A.T.F. director is one of the few consequential moves Mr. Biden’s administration can still make. The major policy changes Mr. Biden espoused during the 2020 campaign — including his vow to impose universal background checks on gun buyers — have been blocked by Senate Republicans, working in tandem with the National Rifle […]
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Biden Is Expected to Tap Arizona Prosecutor as Interim Director of A.T.F.
The Biden administration plans to pick Gary M. Restaino, the top U.S. prosecutor in Arizona, as the interim director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives until a permanent leader is confirmed, according to officials with knowledge of the situation. This month, President Biden nominated Steven M. Dettelbach, who served as a federal […]
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Biden Names Former Federal Prosecutor to Lead A.T.F.
Larry Keane, a top official with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry trade group that led the charge against Mr. Chipman, said he was disappointed that Mr. Biden had not chosen to permanently appoint Marvin Richardson, the agency’s acting chief. “The current acting director is a well-qualified African American man,” Mr. Keane wrote […]
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