Waco and Ruby Ridge is how we will forever remember David H Chipman.

Thank you senator Lee for pressing this lefty lunatic on the issue if silencers.

Criminals cannot legally buy firearms.. Criminals cannot legally purchase suppressors/silencers.. These nominees are clueless

chipman is a psychopath who thought what happened at waco was "necessary". Who exactly is going to have time to pop in ear plugs when a criminal breaks in to their house in the middle of the night?

Thank you Sir for standing up for our gun rights

Chipman doesn't want to protect you, he wants total control over you.

I want them unregulated as a law abiding citizen.

Absolutely FANTASTIC Senator Lee. Thank you so very much for standing up for law abiding citizens and the 2nd Amendment. God bless you and your family.

Chipman's involvement in Waco and Ruby Ridge speaks volumes of his moral character.

You're right the reason why Gun owners don't purchase silencers/suppressors is bc it takes anywhere from 5 months to a year. Who wants to spend 1k bucks on something we have to wait on until the atf fills out the paperwork?

This is beautiful. Direct, assertive and no BS.

Thanks Mike Lee for what your doing for United states!!

This guy is a clown . To buy a suppressor we have to pay a tax stamp for it and wait almost 1 year . Chipman is so out of touch .

Thank you Senator Lee, you're a great american.

Calling him out on this! Awesome job Senator! Hopefully this makes a difference.

Well Done Senator , Well done....

Lest we forget, David Chipman posed for photos in the burning remains of the Waco raid.

Its obvious this guy should never been in charge of anything

Silencers are not regulated in many European country s, they are easy to use and reduce the noise for those living close to gun ranges. They are also god for hunters,

I might just move to Texas if their suppressor freedom bill passes. ATF cannot regulate commerce that doesn't occur interstate. If it happens within a sovereign state, it is no business of the federal govt.

"Senator, thank you for the question...?" He keeps saying this with every question. They know he has no respect for them and it shows in his responses and language.

There IS a legal process for law abiding citizens who want to protect their hearing to do so. It cost $200 for a tax stamp, and can take over 3 years sometimes to get approval after you already paid $900 for you suppressor. I do not have a silencer/suppressor, but I can guarentee you if they were not NFA items, I would have many.

ATFs solo purpose is to infringe on 2A

Sen. Lee much respect for your knowledge and passion to uphold the Constitution.

Another reason not to confirm him. He was one of the murderers at the Waco massacre in the 1990’s. This alone should disqualify him.

Thank you Sen. Lee.

man i got to give it to mike lee one of the few politicians that i don't hate

Chipman is an absolute DA! and I don't mean a District Attorney. VOTE NO!

Dont put chipman in 💯

Thank you Senator Lee for opposing tyranny and standing for the Constitution.

Where the hell is his lip 😂

Mr. Chipman reminds me of "Eddie Haskel" on the old "Leave it to Beaver' series... may be he needs "Lumpy" to swear to his deceipt? 🙄

Several of you have asked, will you go after law abiding citizens’ guns. The question should be, “when Congress passes illegal gun laws, are you going after citizens who were previously law abiding citizens but are now in violation of illegal gun laws?” But I guess we already know the answer to that question. Good job Senator Lee. Stay on em!! #DefundTheATF #DefundGunControl #AbolishTheATF #AbolishTheNFA

Attention Mike Lee: Ask Chipman if he is in line with his masters in their desire to De-Fund the police.

I need my suppressor so that I can shoot in my backyardOn 10 acres without annoying to neighbors

The NFA makes no case for regulating suppressors. It quite literally only goes so far as to mention them as being included. No discussion was had on them.

They are not silencers they are mufflers basically, you still can hear the shots just not as loud.

when is the last time a criminal used a suppressor? and that's what it's called, not a silencer.

I don't live in your state, but nice work Mr.Lee. Thank you for your line of questioning. Please see my other comment.

You aren't my senator, but I wish you were. Thank you for calling out Chipman's BS.

We Are NOT Giving Up OUR GUNS Without Bodies Hitting The Floor!! Do NOT PUSH We The American People!!!! You Work For US!!!

Thamk god for Senator Lee...

"Silencers", which are actually just suppressors, don't make a gun quiet or silent. A gun with a suppressor is still pretty loud, about as loud as a firecracker. It just keeps it from being extremely loud. And if you attach a suppressor to a gun, you actually somewhat compromise the exit velocity and range of the rounds fired from it. Suppressors weren't made to be stealthy, but to protect the hearing of the firearm's user.

It concerns me that no Congressperson asked Mr. Chipman to provide his understanding of the meaning or intent of the language used in the 2nd Amendment. This seems like a no-brainer line of questioning for that position.

Right on Senator if chipman directs the ATF law abiding citizens like myself and others could really be targeted as crimals. Chipman is absolutely nuts

I’ve been in law enforcement for 20yrs and never have I witnessed a criminal use a sound suppressor to commit a crime. Most criminals don’t care if they are silent or not. In fact most individuals I know that own one are law abiding people who have paid their NFA tax to own one. Criminals won’t ever do this because their name goes into a ATF data base. These are things that criminals don’t so.

Although Silencers, which are actually sound suppressors they would reduce sound they do not silence, have been basically banned or put under NFA severe restrictions since the 1930s, those restrictions had little to nothing to do with criminality, instead those suppressors had been used to hunt birds, and since certain species of birds were literally being driven into extinction, that was the prime reason for the severe restrictions on suppressors, not criminals

There should be NO process. A legal gun owner should be able to purchase a silencer.

I purchased a silencer through the title 2 NFA process prior to Covid and it took 14 months from the time I started the process until the silencer was delivered to my door. It was an overly expensive and burdensome process. Why did I want a silencer? Because my son has acute auditory sensitivity and I want to raise Him to respect and understand firearms and that can't happen if he is scared of them because they are soo loud. I guess according to David Chipman I am a criminal as caring about my son's hearing is apparently criminal activity.

Doesn't chipman know that suppressor were added to the NFA in 1986?

Sounds to me like he is incapable of making clear statements that convey the facts. Really! Should a person who is that incompetent be appointed as director of the ATF? I think NOT!

Many European countries not only allow, but require "mufflers" aka "sound suppressors" aka "silencers" (sic - they don't really silence) on firearms, just as they want mufflers on cars, motorcycles, or lawn mowers.

Why does Chipman look a little like agent Milton from RDR2 but with more hair

Maybe we don’t want to pay $200 and wait a year?

Chipman is a monster. Him being put in charge of the ATF will unleash his wish to purposely hurt people. This nan is a danger to all of us.

Does this dude know that if you are a criminal all you need to do to make a *(silencer) is get a tig welder and freeze plugs?

So sick of the scripted, Thank you for the question!

I just realized, you know what chipman looks like? The adult version of Kyle’s cousin Kyle on SouthPark

I'm not a criminal and I want unregulated access to suppressors, as do most of my friends.

It ain't raining!! GOT EM!!

This man comes off as a man with a SERIOUS AXE TO GRIND and is the scariest pile of dung to ever be considered to such a powerful position.

I wish I could vote for you senator!

I just love how Justin Trudeau, Jen Psaki, Kamala Harris, not Joe he just doesnt answer questions and Dave Chipman ALWAYS dodge questions and pretend like they didnt say anything they’re being accused of.

Chipman looks like a South Park character.

#defundtheATF

It concerns me that no Congressperson asked Mr. Chipman to provide his understanding of the meaning or intent of the language used in the 2nd Amendment. Which seems like a no-brainer line of questioning for that position.

Had the cops called on me twice for shooting... we all wished suppressors were legal where I live.

Theres only one "National Firearms Act " that is lawfully pursuant to the Constitution of the United States of America, its called the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights.

Drill presses and lathes everywhere say that cans are already unregulated...🤔🤔🤔

If this individual gets appointed ATF director it be like nominating Heinrich Himmler as ATF director

THIS MAN CANNOT HOLD THIS POSITION IN THE ATF, HE IS A DANGER TO OUR CONSTITUTION AND OUR FREEDOMS PROTECTED WITHIN IT.

We need to stop calling them silencers, they dont silence any. They’re suppressors.

Silencers don't even make guns THAT much quieter. And, you have to use subsonic ammo to really even see a benefit in terms of loudness. Most people want to put them on their guns cause they look fucking cool. They don't enhance the lethality of the weapon in any way. If someone shoots a gun near you, you're gonna hear it/feel it regardless of how suppressed it is, especially indoors.

Uh shut up beavis. Hehe

Vote NO TO CHIMPMAN

thank you senator lee for holding this guy accountable for his statements....chipman has said well what I meant today was...well if it was what you meant to say, you should of said it that way lol DBAG

I resent the fact that just because I have not had formal training the atf would consider me untrained I have handeld and operated more firearms than the nominated head of the atf

I dunno who you are, but i LIKE you.

So does the waco goblin think that suppressors work the same way they work in the movies?

Can't get them in ny

Please change the name they are not silencers, you need to change it to Sounds suppressors. Too many people watch Hollywood movies and think it makes them silent. Please have a video and have a demo for them.

CRIMINALS DONT CARE ABOUT LAWS

Well said, this smile is a total joker

Suppressors are an accessory that should have never been regulated to begin with. Criminals are not going to spend the extra money for a suppressor. Beside the fact that they do not make firearms movie silent. There countries that have suppressors they can be bought with government control and in some of those country's it is considered rude to fire unsuppressed and disturb your neighbors.

it is bs I think on average to get the tax stamp for a suppressor is like 9 months

Chiphead should be disqualified for being an anti-gun lobbyist.

I want to make it easier for people to purchase and own a suppressor. I am not a criminal intent on hurting people and I am not a gun lobbyist. I just want to own a suppressor without the government charging me an extra $200, making me go through endless amounts of paperwork, making me wait 9 months or more than a year to gain approval to possess the suppressor, and then putting my suppressor on a registry. Also to add to that I don't want to go through the bureaucratic and logistical nightmare to move that suppressor across state lines. I am a law abiding citizen and my rights are being violated. Since to politicians in DC don't have the balls to do the right thing, Texas is about to do right thing. There is a bill sitting in Governor Abott's desk RIGHT NOW that would bypass the stupid NFA laws we have to deal with. Push your state reps and governors to do the same!

This nomonie sounds like a kid caught in a lie with his excuses

I want Chipman to be asked if he owns a AR15 and if he is willing to give his up.

Fucking love you for this. It would make me love you more to make a big push to remove suppressors from NFA.

No guys nominate me to run the ATF, ill dismantle that S###.

Police are NOT constitutionally bound to protect you.. You are the ONLY one that need to protect you!

That guy is is full of ship man.

Where's the service for safety to America he is not doing his job

What a weasel that Chipman is!

Maybe Chipman needs to go hunting and see how the majority of suppressors are used in this country.

Chipman was horrible but the ATF Is not a good department anyway.. it's an unconstitutional agency at best.

Please do not confirm this person. He has not answered one question that has been asked by anyone on this panel. Everyone of his answer have side stepped the question. Everything has been taken out of context and that is not what he meant. How can he run the ATF if he spent all the time he did working with all these anti gun groups. Please do not confirm this person. He was asked the question about Hunter Biden and would he do an investigation on him. He side stepped the question, and said that he would look into it. So he would open the file, and close again and try to let the statue of limitations run out so that he did not have to do anything that would keep him from making the president upset. PLEASE DO NOT CONFIRM Him.

Chipman is a modern day Gestap0 goon !

You know what's funny about all this whenever you see the guns that the police take from the people and everything you never see silencers you might see a couple suppressors but not silencers I don't know why they don't understand a person that uses a silencer wants to be silent he doesn't want everybody else in the house to hear what's going on because there might be seven or eight people coming in this house to rob it and it's an old man and he just don't want a lot of noise so they don't know where the bullets are coming from so all you hear is poop poop