The Biden administration is going after so-called ghost guns — privately made firearms without serial numbers — in an attempt to revive President Joe Biden’s stalled domestic agenda.
As part of its efforts to revive the anti-gun agenda upon which Biden ran for the White House, the administration also announced Monday its nomination of Steve Dettelbach, a former U.S. attorney from Ohio, to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Biden’s first nominee, anti-gun zealot David Chipman, faced headwinds in a Senate that showed little interest in confirming him. His nomination was withdrawn in September.
Gun control groups applauded the Dettelbach nomination.
Steve Dettelbach will be the strong leader the @ATFHQ needs to implement @POTUS’ gun safety agenda. With decades of experience as a prosecutor, Dettelbach will be ready to provide strong enforcement of our gun laws from day one. https://t.co/Dye18Fymuv
— Everytown (@Everytown) April 11, 2022
The Associated Press reported, however, that his “confirmation is likely to be an uphill battle for the Biden administration.”
The Senate should reject Steve Dettelbach just like it rejected David Chipman. We don’t need a partisan gun-grabber at ATF. #alsen
— Katie Britt for AL (@KatieBrittforAL) April 11, 2022
A White House “fact sheet” said Biden and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco would announce the Department of Justice’s final rule on ghost guns during a Rose Garden ceremony on Monday. The administration began the process a year ago, according to Fox News.
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“This final rule bans the business of manufacturing the most accessible ghost guns, such as unserialized ‘buy build shoot’ kits that individuals can buy online or at a store without a background check and can readily assemble into a working firearm in as little as 30 minutes with equipment they have at home,” the fact sheet said.
“This rule clarifies that these kits qualify as ‘firearms’ under the Gun Control Act, and that commercial manufacturers of such kits must therefore become licensed and include serial numbers on the kits’ frame or receiver, and commercial sellers of these kits must…
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