[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - Joe Biden's pick to head the ATF David Chipman was confronted by Republican senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday
- They excoriated the nominee on his definition of assault weapons, refusing to commit to investigate Hunter Biden and comparing gun owners to Tiger King
- Chipman deflected before saying an assault weapon is: 'any semi-automatic rifle capable of accepting a detachable magazine above the caliber of .22'
- This would 'include a .223, which is, you know, largely the AR-15 round'
- Senator Lee brought up Chipman's April 2020 comments mocking first-time gun owners in the midst of the panic at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
- Said at the time: 'They might think that they're die-hard, ready to go, but unfortunately they're more like Tiger King... putting their family in danger'
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