Donald Trump Jr. came out in an op-ed for the Missoulian about the red-state Democrats who remain undecided on David Chipman’s nomination. Trump Jr. made sure to point out the many issues that are present with Chipman’s nomination to the ATF including his ridiculous statements on the 2nd Amendment and god-fearing gun owners across the country.
From Trump Jr.’s Op-ed:
Our constitutional rights are too important to allow a political activist to run a public safety and law enforcement agency. Chipman is a former lobbyist for Michael Bloomberg’s extreme anti-gun group and is currently employed by the Giffords anti-gun lobbying group. In other words, we would be taking a guy whose current job is to advocate for guns being taken away from law-abiding citizens, and actually give him the power to do it.
Chipman has expressed utter contempt and disrespect for gun owners. He has frequently argued that there is no reason to own a gun and derided the 8.4 million first-time gun buyers who purchased a firearm last year for self-protection during the pandemic. He dismissed these buyers as fearful and preparing “for end times scenarios and zombie apocalypses.” He mocked firearm owners, saying they “might think they are die-hard, ready-to-go, but unfortunately, they’re more like Tiger King.”
In reality, we lawful gun owners want to protect our families. The desire to keep the people we love safe from harm is a human impulse that cuts across all races, classes and socioeconomic backgrounds. During the pandemic, for instance, there was a 58% increase in Black Americans purchasing firearms because they wanted to defend their homes and loved ones while far-left activists were bent on defunding the police.
Trump Jr. would go on to point out that the 22 largest sportsmen’s organizations have come out against David Chipman. This is important to note because many of the red-state Democrats and RINO Republicans look at these organizations to gauge what voters will think when they go to cast their votes. Trump Jr. is rallying the troops and pushing the voters to go out and show those still on the fence about Chipman that a vote to confirm him is a lost election in the near future.
