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April 8, 2021

Biden Names Gun Control Advocate to Lead Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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President Biden is announcing a series of executive actions on gun
control today. They include regulations on so-called ghost guns -
home-assembled firearms that don't have serial numbers. He will also
name David Chipman, a gun control advocate, to head the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Gun control groups say the
measures don't go far enough, but the White House says it's up to
Congress to pass certain laws, including universal background checks and
banning assault weapons. The executive actions come after deadly mass
shootings in Boulder, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; and elsewhere.


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