Response to a letter to my senator

[G19G26]

This is the awesome response I received from Sen, Todd Young

Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of David Chipman to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). I appreciate hearing from you on this nomination.

It is my solemn duty to uphold my constitutional responsibility to carefully review all nominees and their qualifications. As you know, the Director of the ATF leads the agency and its mission to enforce current gun laws, combat the illegal use and storage of explosives, and regulate alcohol and tobacco products.

On April 12, 2021, President Biden sent the nomination of Mr. Chipman to the Senate. On May 26, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on his nomination, and in a June 24 committee vote his nomination failed to advance to the full Senate.

After reviewing Mr. Chipman’s qualifications, expertise, and background as it relates to the mission and policies of the ATF, I am concerned about Mr. Chipman’s previous negative statements about the community of law-abiding gun owners, his prior support for prosecuting law-abiding citizens, and his skeptical attitude towards individual Second Amendment rights. Additionally, as the nominee to lead an agency tasked with enforcing laws and restrictions, I am concerned about Mr. Chipman’s lack of clarity on how he would direct the regulation of certain classes of firearms. Given this, if the nomination should come before the full Senate for consideration, I intend to oppose Mr. Chipman’s nomination to be Director of the ATF.

Again, thank you for contacting me. It is an honor to represent you in the United States Senate.

Sincerely,
Todd Young
United States Senator

 

[indyjohn]

I'm glad to see you got a response. The last time I wrote to a politician (no, it wasn't Trump) I never saw a response.

But it may explain the white van that sits on my street most days.

 

[CitizenX]

Look just like mine.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Me three. At least Young might do one thing right this year.

 

[Jaybird1980]

This is the awesome response I received from Sen, Todd Young

Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of David Chipman to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). I appreciate hearing from you on this nomination.

It is my solemn duty to uphold my constitutional responsibility to carefully review all nominees and their qualifications. As you know, the Director of the ATF leads the agency and its mission to enforce current gun laws, combat the illegal use and storage of explosives, and regulate alcohol and tobacco products.

On April 12, 2021, President Biden sent the nomination of Mr. Chipman to the Senate. On May 26, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on his nomination, and in a June 24 committee vote his nomination failed to advance to the full Senate.

After reviewing Mr. Chipman’s qualifications, expertise, and background as it relates to the mission and policies of the ATF, I am concerned about Mr. Chipman’s previous negative statements about the community of law-abiding gun owners, his prior support for prosecuting law-abiding citizens, and his skeptical attitude towards individual Second Amendment rights. Additionally, as the nominee to lead an agency tasked with enforcing laws and restrictions, I am concerned about Mr. Chipman’s lack of clarity on how he would direct the regulation of certain classes of firearms. Given this, if the nomination should come before the full Senate for consideration, I intend to oppose Mr. Chipman’s nomination to be Director of the ATF.

Again, thank you for contacting me. It is an honor to represent you in the United States Senate.

Sincerely,
Todd Young
United States Senator

This is a complete different response then I got concerning Chipman. He didn't even acknowledge Chipman in his response to me.
Glad to see he has actually gave an answer to some.

 

[2in1evtime]

Me three. At least Young might do one thing right this year.

We will see since he voted for the 1 trillion plus infrastructure bill and hadn't even seen what was in it, would he do that if it was coming out of his bank account, I find it totally inappropriate to pass a bill and not know what is in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MCgrease08]

Additionally, as the nominee to lead an agency tasked with enforcing laws and restrictions, I am concerned about Mr. Chipman’s lack of clarity on how he would direct the regulation of certain classes of firearms.

Let's be honest about what this means so everyone is clear about the senator's position. He isn't concerned about the actual regulation of certain classes of firearms, only about Chipman's "lack of clarity" over how he would go about directing that regulation.