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Former Agent David Chipman Nominated to Lead ATF
President Biden announced Thursday that he will appoint a longtime veteran of the ATF and gun-control advocate to lead the agency that has not had a confirmed director at its helm since B. Todd Jones left in 2015. Keep Reading
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