# White House to Withdraw David Chipman’s ATF Nomination

By Human Events · Published 2021-09-09 · News & Analysis › Politics · https://humanevents.com/news/white-house-to-withdraw-david-chipmans-atf-nomination

> The White House will withdraw its nomination for David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms due to a lack of support from moderate Senate democrats. Chipman, a former special agent at ATF and current gun control lobbyist, was immediately criticized upon his nomination because of his vocal anti-firearm position, Just the \[…\]

The White House will withdraw its nomination for David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms due to a lack of support from moderate Senate democrats.

Chipman, a former special agent at ATF and current gun control lobbyist, was immediately criticized upon his nomination because of his vocal anti-firearm position, *Just the News* [reports.](https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/white-house-withdraw-nomination-david-chipman-head-alcohol-guns-and-tobacco?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter) Moderate Senate democrats signaled to the Biden White House that they were against the choice, and it was unclear whether Chipman would have made it past a confirmation vote.

Senate republicans also opposed the nomination due to his anti-gun stance.

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House republicans held the same view.