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Troubling Trump nomination for ATF Director?

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Charles, I’m hoping you can tell us the NRA's stance on the Trump nomination of Chuck Canterbury, Jr. as the next ATF director. I ran across this link (below), but it seems to be another mouthpiece for NAGR - a group in which I have little confidence. BUT.... if what the article says is true, than this appointment would be a disaster for gun owners. Can you shed some light on this please?

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=60258
In his official capacity as President of the National Fraternal Order of Police, Canterbury has:
  • *** Supported radical anti-gun Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

    *** Supported former Attorney General Eric Holder -- Obama’s head honcho who ran the deadly Fast and Furious gun running program.

    *** Supported expanding the federal government’s gun registration schemes.
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NSSF PRAISES NOMINATION OF CHUCK CANTERBURY FOR ATF DIRECTOR
https://www.nssf.org/nssf-praises-nomin ... -director/


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NSSF Praises Nomination of Chuck Canterbury for ATF Director

The NRA.org website comes up with 10 references when searched for "Chuck Canterbury", much, if not all of it, related to Bloomberg/MAIG opposition to the Tiahrt Amendment and Canterbury/FOP's support for it. Canterbury/FOB also are thanked by the NRA for supporting the Protection of Commerce in Arms Act and opposition to microstamping, and support for "countless others." It's not terribly recent (2011) but seems not...anti-gun.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/2011061 ... with-chuck

This Politico article: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/ ... ce-1344970
seems to credit the NRA with being able to squelch unwanted ATF director appointees, so if the NRA supports Canterbury I'm going to think he might not be "perfect" but is not "anti-gun."

I "Binged" on Canterbury's name and I saw several headlines claiming Canterbury is "anti gun" but they are all websites that I never heard of.

I think I am going to wait before I get my shorts in a bunch.
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The Annoyed Man wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 1:48 pm Charles, I’m hoping you can tell us the NRA's stance on the Trump nomination of Chuck Canterbury, Jr. as the next ATF director. I ran across this link (below), but it seems to be another mouthpiece for NAGR - a group in which I have little confidence. BUT.... if what the article says is true, than this appointment would be a disaster for gun owners. Can you shed some light on this please?

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=60258
In his official capacity as President of the National Fraternal Order of Police, Canterbury has:
  • *** Supported radical anti-gun Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

    *** Supported former Attorney General Eric Holder -- Obama’s head honcho who ran the deadly Fast and Furious gun running program.

    *** Supported expanding the federal government’s gun registration schemes.
I don't know anything about him. I'll try to find out.

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ATF, by definition is troubling as it is the very definition of infringment, and therefore unconstitutional.
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Charles L. Cotton wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 3:56 pm I don't know anything about him. I'll try to find out.

Chas.
Thanks Charles. I appreciate it. I’m generally suspicious of anything that issues forth from NAGR, but I wanted to be certain.
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American Suppressor Association supports him too, fwiw
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Canterbury will be fine as BATFE director. Sorry, no details at this point.

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Charles L. Cotton wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:57 pm Canterbury will be fine as BATFE director. Sorry, no details at this point.

Chas.
Maybe details down the road?
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