We Are in a Gun Violence Crisis. Confirm Steve Dettelbach to the ATF Now!
I’m writing as someone who is VERY worried about gun violence in our country to urge the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm Steve Dettelbach as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
At a time when gun deaths and injuries are on the rise across the country, our nation deserves a proven leader to help address the growing public health crisis and ensure that more families don’t suffer the pain and heartache so many survivors live through every single day.
As a highly respected former-U.S. Attorney and career prosecutor at the Department of Justice, Mr. Dettelbach is an outstanding choice to lead the ATF, which hasn’t had a Senate-confirmed director since 2015. Having successfully led a major law enforcement office at DOJ, he has worked closely with the ATF as well as other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for decades to fight violent crime, domestic violent extremism, and international gang and violent criminal enterprises.
A Senate-confirmed ATF Director is crucial for robust implementation and enforcement of existing federal gun laws, including the new ghost guns rule, and will finally lead the agency into the 21st century in its efforts to shut down gun trafficking and rogue gun dealers. Mr. Dettelbach has demonstrated his commitment to supporting victims and survivors, and will be the strong leader the ATF desperately needs.
Steve Dettelbach is more than qualified to oversee the only federal agency tasked with enforcing the nation’s lifesaving gun laws and regulating the firearms industry. I urge you to promptly confirm him to this critical position. Thanks.
