Biden’s ATF Nominee David Chipman Admits He Is in Favor of Banning, Confiscating AR-15s

Cruz Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chipman a minute ░░░░░░░░ Sen Whitehouse asked you ░░░░░░░░ any of your views ░░░░░░░░ guns are out of ░░░░░░░░ with the majority of ░░░░░░░░ American people AR 15 ░░░░░░░░ one of if not ░░░░░░░░ most popular rifle in ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ gun it s a ░░░░░░░░ Your public position is ░░░░░░░░ you want to ban ░░░░░░░░ 15 is that correct ░░░░░░░░ Senator thank you for ░░░░░░░░ question and thank you ░░░░░░░░ our visit yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ me a Dr Pepper ░░░░░░░░ made me reminisce about ░░░░░░░░ time in central Texas ░░░░░░░░ now to your question ░░░░░░░░ respect to the AR ░░░░░░░░ I support a ban ░░░░░░░░ has been presented in ░░░░░░░░ Senate bill and supported ░░░░░░░░ the President The AR ░░░░░░░░ is a gun I ░░░░░░░░ issued on ATF s ░░░░░░░░ team and it s ░░░░░░░░ particularly lethal weapon And ░░░░░░░░ it as other particularly ░░░░░░░░ weapons I have advocated ░░░░░░░░ as ATF Director if ░░░░░░░░ m confirmed I would ░░░░░░░░ enforce the laws on ░░░░░░░░ books and right now ░░░░░░░░ is no such ban ░░░░░░░░ those guns Cruz So ░░░░░░░░ want to ban the ░░░░░░░░ popular rifle in America ░░░░░░░░ minute ago and you ░░░░░░░░ there is a Senate ░░░░░░░░ Sen Feinstein had a ░░░░░░░░ to ban some 2 ░░░░░░░░ specified rifles and other ░░░░░░░░ in her bill In ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats had a ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate it ░░░░░░░░ the Harry Reid Senate ░░░░░░░░ we voted on the ░░░░░░░░ floor on Senator Feinstein ░░░░░░░░ so called assault weapon ░░░░░░░░ Do you know how ░░░░░░░░ senators voted for it ░░░░░░░░ No I do not ░░░░░░░░ 40 60 voted against ░░░░░░░░ So in a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ a super majority voted ░░░░░░░░ the ban Now part ░░░░░░░░ the reason they voted ░░░░░░░░ the ban as you ░░░░░░░░ aware is during the ░░░░░░░░ administration there was a ░░░░░░░░ in effect the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice studied the effect ░░░░░░░░ that law and discovered ░░░░░░░░ it had no measurable ░░░░░░░░ on violent crime Is ░░░░░░░░ right CHIPMAN Senator I ░░░░░░░░ enforce this law for ░░░░░░░░ years as an ATF ░░░░░░░░ I m unfamiliar with ░░░░░░░░ study that you you ░░░░░░░░ pointing out and I ░░░░░░░░ for that Cruz Well ░░░░░░░░ you and I met ░░░░░░░░ my office last night ░░░░░░░░ discussed it I asked ░░░░░░░░ there are any data ░░░░░░░░ suggest that the ban ░░░░░░░░ effective and what you ░░░░░░░░ in the office is ░░░░░░░░ were not aware of ░░░░░░░░ data that the data ░░░░░░░░ I think mixed is ░░░░░░░░ term you used CHIPMAN ░░░░░░░░ senator What I said ░░░░░░░░ you yesterday you ve ░░░░░░░░ stated it I think ░░░░░░░░ was mixed which you ░░░░░░░░ I stand by that ░░░░░░░░ and I think my ░░░░░░░░ is that evidence was ░░░░░░░░ that the limitation on ░░░░░░░░ size had an impact ░░░░░░░░ also believe that later ░░░░░░░░ showed that the use ░░░░░░░░ assault weapons in mass ░░░░░░░░ had declined during that ░░░░░░░░ But you know that ░░░░░░░░ how I would like ░░░░░░░░ characterize my views on ░░░░░░░░ Cruz So you also ░░░░░░░░ when you and I ░░░░░░░░ yesterday in the office ░░░░░░░░ Senator Feinstein s bill ░░░░░░░░ a super majority of ░░░░░░░░ voted against in a ░░░░░░░░ Senate you said that ░░░░░░░░ didn t go far ░░░░░░░░ and you wanted an ░░░░░░░░ broader ban to ban ░░░░░░░░ said it didn t ░░░░░░░░ far enough is that ░░░░░░░░ CHIPMAN Senator thanks for ░░░░░░░░ question and the ability ░░░░░░░░ to clarify What I ░░░░░░░░ say is that Senator ░░░░░░░░ s bill did not ░░░░░░░░ those firearms that are ░░░░░░░░ in the possession of ░░░░░░░░ and then I did ░░░░░░░░ with you my view ░░░░░░░░ an advocate which would ░░░░░░░░ quite different than someone ░░░░░░░░ enforcing the law on ░░░░░░░░ books that those firearms ░░░░░░░░ be treated under the ░░░░░░░░ and regulated that way ░░░░░░░░ would deal with those ░░░░░░░░ in the possession of ░░░░░░░░ Cruz So when you ░░░░░░░░ it didn t go ░░░░░░░░ enough you mean that ░░░░░░░░ don t just want ░░░░░░░░ ban the manufacturer of ░░░░░░░░ rifles You don t ░░░░░░░░ want to make it ░░░░░░░░ to sell those rifles ░░░░░░░░ you want to actively ░░░░░░░░ government go after the ░░░░░░░░ who currently possess firearms ░░░░░░░░ if they don t ░░░░░░░░ and submit to all ░░░░░░░░ the onerous restrictions of ░░░░░░░░ National Firearms Act presumably ░░░░░░░░ their weapons CHIPMAN Senator ░░░░░░░░ I ve said publicly ░░░░░░░░ that as an advocate ░░░░░░░░ prefer a system where ░░░░░░░░ AR 15 and other ░░░░░░░░ weapons are regulated under ░░░░░░░░ National Firearms Act.”