President Biden’s steps on gun control are also expected to include nominating a gun control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The President is expected to nominate David Chipman as the next director of the bureau, a White House official told CNN.
If confirmed, Chipman will lead the agency that enforces gun laws at a critical point in Biden’s early tenure, as the President looks to take fresh action on the issue in the wake of two deadly shootings last month.
“I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common-sense steps that…