{"id":166226,"date":"2022-07-13T08:31:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=166226"},"modified":"2022-07-13T08:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:03:36","slug":"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cleveland native Steve Dettelbach becomes head of ATF, 1st confirmed chief in 7 years\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_Zs3GfjgXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, the Senate confirmed Steven Dettelbach, President Biden&#8217;s choice, to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by a 48-46 vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ATF has been operating under a series of acting directors since its last Senate-confirmed leader (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/b-todd-jones-sworn-in-as-atf-chief\/2013\/08\/29\/c1955ee0-10e2-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B. Todd Jones<\/a>) stepped down in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dettelbach formerly served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio under President Barack Obama for over six years until resigning in 2016.  During his time as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndoh\/pr\/us-attorney-dettelbach-step-down-next-month-0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Attorney<\/a>, he focused on making civil rights enforcement a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/12\/politics\/senate-confirms-steve-dettelbach-atf-director\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN reports<\/a> that Dettelbach, &#8220;[d]uring his confirmation hearings, . . . vowed he would not be influenced by political considerations, saying he is dedicated to upholding the law free from political interference and would do so in the post of ATF director if confirmed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nssf-chipman-defeat-isnt-the-end-of-bidens-assault-on-2a-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">&nbsp;Chipman Defeat Isn\u2019t the End of Biden\u2019s Assault on 2A Rights<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Politics can play no role in law enforcement.  None at all,&#8221; Dettelbach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aZPTBblVinA&amp;t=5237s\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">said at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have lived that credo and I vow to continue to do it because people need to have confidence that people in law enforcement&#8217;s only agenda is to enforce the law &#8212; and if you&#8217;re at the ATF to catch the bad guys and protect the public,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I vow to never let politics in any way influence my action as ATF director,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Biden originally nominated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/09\/09\/politics\/david-chipman-nomination-withdrawn\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Chipman<\/a> for the ATF post.  Chipman&#8217;s nomination was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nssf-chipman-defeat-isnt-the-end-of-bidens-assault-on-2a-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">withdrawn<\/a> after concerns arose regarding his past record on gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least one pro-gun group doesn&#8217;t believe Dettelbach&#8217;s record on the issue is any better than Chipman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Senate failed the People today. By confirming an anti-rights zealot to helm one of the nation\u2019s most infamous agencies, the Senate has all but promised that the ATF will continue, or even worsen, its violations of the trust of the People. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmtQHPl2kF\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">https:\/\/t.co\/xmtQHPl2kF<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunpolicy\/status\/1547011163526922240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">July 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Senate failed the People today. By confirming an anti-rights zealot to helm one of the nation\u2019s most infamous agencies, the Senate has all but promised that the ATF will continue, or even worsen, its violations of the trust of the People,&#8221; said the Firearms Policy Coalition in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/fpc-statement-on-steven-dettelbachs-confirmation-to-head-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">statement<\/a> obtained by GunsAmerica.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here are the votes for the Dettelbach nomination.<br \/><br \/>Collins (R-ME) and Portman (R-OH) were the difference.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AbolishTheATF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">#AbolishTheATF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQNB3gJZ7p\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">pic.twitter.com\/bQNB3gJZ7p<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunpolicy\/status\/1547043144994283521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"steve-dettelbach-is-confirmed-by-senate-to-lead-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives\" title=\"Steve Dettelbach is Confirmed by Senate to Lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\">July 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>On the other side of the gun divide, Everytown for Gun Safety celebrated the development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSteve Dettelbach\u2019s bipartisan confirmation vote is a watershed victory for the gun safety movement and further proof that the Senate logjam around this life-or-death issue is finally breaking,\u201d said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDettelbach is a tested prosecutor with strong support from law enforcement, and he can count on Everytown\u2019s full support in the fight to keep our communities safe from gun violence,&#8221; added Feinblatt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ATF Director nominee Steven Dettelbach testifies before Congress\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aZPTBblVinA?start=5238&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I vow to never let politics in any way influence my action as ATF director,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":166263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,25,240,1],"tags":[132,108,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-166226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-this-week","10":"category-uncategorized","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-guns","13":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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