ATF director nominated by Biden, order on ghost guns
Joe Biden announce new executive actions restricting "ghost guns" and nominate another director for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
In September, Biden's original nomination, David Chipman, was pulled back as some Senate Republicans and Democrats opposed Chipman. Biden has now nominated former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach to lead ATF.
According to Ohio public radio station WOSU, Dattelbach also ran unsuccessfully for Ohio Attorney General. He called for a ban on assault weapons in his campaign.
Since it became a Senate-confirmed position in 2006, the top spot at the ATF has been mostly vacant. Since then, the ATF director position has only been held by Byron Todd Jones, who filled the role from 2013 to 2015.
According to Biden's rule, kits that are used to construct guns must be registered. Ghost guns that are already in circulation will also be serialized. Additionally, Biden's order will require firearms dealers to maintain records for as long as their businesses remain open. Guns with split receivers will also be subject to serialization and background checks under the new order.
11 April 2022
