Steven Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) under President Biden, stepped down ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration. Dettelbach's resignation was welcomed by gun rights groups who criticized the ATF's actions under his leadership.
President Joe Biden’s ATF director, Steven Dettelbach , resigned on December 20, 2024, effective January 18, 2025, two days before Donald Trump ’s inauguration. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) welcomed Dettelbach’s departure, with chairman Alan Gottlieb stating, “That’s one less person Trump will have to fire after he takes office, and it is one less gun prohibition lobbyist on the government payroll.
” CCRKBA urged President-elect Trump to appoint an ATF director who “runs the agency, not politicizes it.” Dettelbach oversaw an ATF viewed by many as weaponized under the Biden administration, enacting gun controls unilaterally, including universal-style background checks and new regulations on partially completed firearms.
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