ATF Director’s Confirmation Hearing
U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan fielded some tough questions about gun laws while winning praise Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing to become director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Sullivan, a former Republican state legislator and district attorney in Massachusetts, was nominated by President Bush for the job in March. He has been acting director of the agency for more than a year.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lauded Sullivan’s “distinguished career in public service.”
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., introduced Sullivan at the hearing, praising both his professional abilities and his character.
“It is a job that he’s proven more than qualified and capable of performing,” Kerry said.
Sullivan also faced some grilling from Kennedy and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about whether the ATF would be willing to release more gun tracing data, a move the senators said could help state and local law agencies fight gun crime.
Sullivan said there has been confusion about what data ATF could share, but he said he hopes ATF will provide more data.
Zoiks. Look who he’s getting praise from. Ryan says:
The ATF has been on an agenda to shut down firearms dealers and manufacturers. Sullivan has continued to carry out this Back Door attack on our Second Amendment. As Gun Owners we should be deeply concerned when the ATF Director is being praised by John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, the bows to release more information to Chuck Schumer.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Well, hopefully he was just blowing smoke up their asses…
September 27th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Yeah, that’s scary. He IS from Mass, though.
September 28th, 2007 at 12:14 am
I find it a little disconcertin that he shares a surname with the Act that declares helplessness for all of NYC.
Seriously, this man is not an honorable man and he has no loyalty to the constitution. Look at the scum who support him. That really is all you need to know.