From YouTube video
by Samuel Chamberlain
President Biden’s choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) struggled under questioning from Republican senators at his confirmation hearing Wednesday, declining to identify which guns he would want banned as assault weapons.
“You have called for an assault weapons ban,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told David Chipman during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “I have a simple question for you: What is an assault weapon?”
“Senator,” Chipman answered, “an assault weapon would be, in the context of the question you asked, what Congress defines it as.”
“So you’re asking us to ban assault weapons,” Cotton answered. “We have to write legislation. Can you tell me, what is an assault weapon? How would you define it if you were the head of the ATF? How have you defined it over the last several years in your role as a gun control advocate?” Read the rest at nypost.com.
We the people support the 2nd Amendment !!
No one is going to take our guns away, we have that right given by God to protect ourselves!!
Tom Cotton is correct. There is NO SUCH THING AS AN ASSAULT WEAPON IN AMERICA IN 2021. PERIOD. Every semi-auto rifle, shotgun or pistol shoots ONE ROUND when the trigger is pulled. This is the same for revolvers, bolt-action or pump-action guns. David Chipman is full of chip.