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Before dogs can sniff out explosives they have to pass a test. One of those tests was held recently at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.
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The first head of the ATF confirmed by the Senate in seven years starts work Tuesday. Steve Dettelbach will lead the federal agency that regulates firearms amid a spike in gun violence.
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This is the first time in seven years that the Senate has confirmed a director for the ATF.
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The White House has pulled David Chipman's nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, dealing a blow to the president's effort to address gun violence.
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The ATF has gone extended periods without a confirmed director. Now, as President Biden hopes to make sweeping changes to America's gun laws, his nominee faces steep opposition in the Senate.
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David Chipman, a gun owner, was a special agent at the bureau and advises the Giffords advocacy group. His nomination comes with the rollout of White House initiatives to try to curb gun violence.