Biden ATF nominee says he called for assault weapons ban without defining what that means
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President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steven Dettelbach, acknowledged Wednesday that he does not have a definition for the term "assault weapon."President Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steve Dettelbach, acknowledged Wednesday he does not have a definition for the term "assault weapon," even though he called for a ban on them when he ran for Ohio attorney general in 2018.During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dettelbach faced a grilling by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who called him out for how he supported an assault weapons ban during his campaign, despite not knowing what that would mean."When I was a candidate for office, I did talk about restrictions on assault weapons. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questions President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Steven Dettelbach, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
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