Acknowledging the votes weren’t there for confirmation, the White House has pulled the nomination of David Chipman to head the ATF. "Glad to hear reports the White House is taking my advice and pulling the terrible nomination of David Chipman," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted. "Absurd that a vocal opponent of Americans' constitutional rights was ever picked to run ATF. This is a win for the Second Amendment and law-abiding American citizens.” In a statement, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) said “I’ve been opposed to David Chipman leading the ATF from the start. He’s an anti-Second Amendment, gun-grabbing radical that should not lead the agency that regulates firearms.” “The defeat of David Chipman is a victory for all Americans who value the right of self-defense,” said Young Americans for Liberty senior spokesman Eric Brakey,” “Chipman has called for a total ban on private ownership of commonly owned firearms—like the AR-15—while defending the ATF’s use of military-grade weapons to massacre American citizens. President Biden should have never nominated this rabid activist on the payroll of Bloomberg-funded anti-gun groups to lead the ATF in the first place.” “I want to thank every gun owner and concerned voter who contacted their Senators and helped us stop this dangerous nominee from being confirmed,” said the Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb, "This is a great grassroots victory for the Second Amendment. Gun rights lobby 1, Biden gun ban lobby zero!”