GOP Senators Shut Down Chuck Canterbury’s Nomination To Head ATF
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 2 months ago
GOA has sent out an urgent request to call senators, saying this.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting on Chuck Canterbury, who is the President’ pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Canterbury headed the Fraternal Order of Police and articulated several anti-gun positions during his tenure there.
Go here to add your name to the pre-written letter (above) which urges Republican Senators to vote against Canterbury as the new ATF head.
This pick to lead the ATF represents another troubling nominee, who has been selected to fill an important position in the administration.
Earlier this year, we warned Republicans Senators that Attorney General nominee William Barr had a long history of supporting gun control, including semi-auto bans.
Apparently, the GOP senators, at least some of them, can do something right for a change.
Chuck Canterbury, President Trump’s nominee to serve as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, is likely to see his nomination withdrawn due to stringent opposition from Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Washington Free Beacon learned on Thursday.
“Chuck Canterbury does NOT have sufficient support in the Judiciary Committee and is now expected to be held up instead of getting a vote today,” a GOP Senate aide told the Free Beacon on Thursday morning. “Republican members are (1) Concerned about his stances on gun control, and (2) there is still some bad blood for him flipping the Fraternal Order of Police in support of the First Step Act (after opposing the more moderate version), allegedly in exchange for the ATF Director nomination.”
“His 2A views are bad and he’d lose a lot of votes in committee,” a second Senate source told the Free Beacon. “We expect the White House will pull him given lack of support from Republicans on the Judiciary Committee.”
At least one Republican senator, Utah’s Mike Lee, seemed to agree with this assessment when reached for comment.
“Sen. Lee has concerns about Canterbury’s Second Amendment views and is pleased the markup has been delayed,” Lee’s office told the Free Beacon.
We’ll see what Trump does with this. I hope this is the end for Canterbury.
Prior:
FOP President Chuck Canterbury Picked To Head The ATF
Further Fisking Of Chuck Canterbury’s Second Amendment Credentials
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