'Did Crime Go Down During Those Years?': Josh Hawley Grills ATF Director Nominee

At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned Steven Dettelbach, nominee to be ATF Director.
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[@Kyle-sr6jm]

Numbers don't lie. He had cases, he just didn't prosecute.

[@PayNoTaxes0GetNoVote]

But we need more laws to not prosecute ....ok. It ONLY takes awsy rights of ppl who obey the law.

[@trentjacobs3957]

I remember Trey Gowdy questioning Eric Holder about the approximately 100,000 individuals that were forbidden from owning firearms that tried to buy them anyway during a one year period. Out of those 100,000 they brought charges against less than 100 and successfully prosecuted about a dozen. 12 out of 100,000! And let's not forget that when tens of thousands of violent criminals were destroying and throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails and burning police stations down and storming senate offices and state houses and assaulting and murdering and terrorizing every single major neighborhood all across the entire country for over a year straight, what we're democrats doing..... cheering and applauding and calling it a "fiery but mostly peaceful" "summer of love" and saying "they won't stop and shouldn't" and "we have to give them room to destroy". So when wholesale nationwide violent crime was being perpetrated, democrats actually supported and defended it. Democrats fomented and created this rise n violence, not mitigated it like empathetic non sociopaths do. They don't want to come down hard on criminals and crime, they want to cheer it on while talking about saving innocent little boys and girls n school so that they can intentionally kill innocent little boys and girls before even seeing the light of day. Democrats just don't hold the same values and principles that good and decent Americans do. And innocent little boys and girls(and everyone else) r paying the price for the heinous disgusting un-American garbage that democrats keep perpetrating and perpetuating.

[@KitaKatt1988]

He has a psychology degree but is not allowed to practice because he destroyed his house and shot off guns in it and was hospitalized

[@KitaKatt1988]

He has a psychology degree from that great school USF! Bachelors! He is not allowed to practice and has been revoked form seeing his kids because he is a danger to them and destroyed their family home and shot guns off in it! Both he and my sister are restricted from seeing their kids and she is a diagnosed kleptomaniac yes literally trying to steal my kids

[@KitaKatt1988]

She is also not my sister and I am not related to any of them and her mother kidnapped me and she is also a kleptomaniac and narcissist

[@gregoaks4413]

at least we have people like Josh fighting for us... thanks Josh from Kansas City

[@jbarton1541]

You know when there was a big spike in CRIME??? Jan. 6th 2021. On that day over half the Republican member in the house were joined by Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz in a failed attempt to over throw our DEMOCRACY. A bunch of the rioters have been charged with SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY. Seems like Josh would get the same charge plus a few more for committing such a serious crime as a sitting Senator. The last guy fighting for you is Josh. He needs to focus on staying out of PRISON.

[@donnawilkinson2151]

Senator Hawley is great at his job. He does his research and comes prepared.

[@tinalongman842]

One of the best senators in history! Josh Hawley 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@torihawthorne6732]

I hope he runs for president one day

[@PayNoTaxes0GetNoVote]

@@torihawthorne6732 - DeSantis/Hawley 2024 👍

[@fomoyearsfofofiv8178]

Am certain his intern paiges do the research work, but, true, he probably comes up with the questions.

[@-TimZambra]

Amen

[@spuds416]

The ATF Director should be for ALL AMERICANS not just the ANTIGUN side. Everything shouldn't side with Limits and Restrictions on Gun Rights. SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. Remember with firearms we are Citizens without we are Subjects

[@markwhatley9955]

The AFT needs to be dismantled.

[@DirkDaJerk]

@@markwhatley9955 facts

[@Ttalos]

The ATF is an anti-American agency. Congress won’t hire a pro-American director for it.

[@Ryan-mb6oj]

@@markwhatley9955 agree we pay them yo spy and harasses law abiding people.

[@archange8030]

@@markwhatley9955abolished and held liable for theft, damages and should be held on criminal charges

[@marthacanady9441]

These hearings to question nominees are ABSOLUTELY pointless wastes of time. They do show the character of the nominees who never answer the question but to what avail?

[@solideogloria...7421]

To expose them so Americans can remove them if they want.. As Long As You Don't Order Your Politicians BY MAIL That Is..!!

[@stevemd6488]

The republicans/RINOs get to grift and think they earn political points at their incredulity the Biden administration is doing exactly what they said they'd do.

[@jaceebrynne49]

Exactly that....they show the character of the person nominated.....no matter what, the person does reveal what they are about... whether they refuse to answer or they try to answer....

[@hawkeyeted]

As you pointed out, it shows the character of the nominees, which is the point of the hearing. We all know we won't get straight answers, but we get to see what creeps they are.

[@chhansen9813]

We get to see what idiots they are being nominated, thats something!

[@I_am_ENSanity]

Just look at all the places that have strict gun laws and how much crime happens there. A criminal isn't going to suddenly stop being a criminal because you add one more law to the list of ones they've broken.

[@frondreadz789]

Weird how those same places dont prosecute said criminals even when they do look at Chicago New York and Cali

[@geektarded]

Correct, strict enforcement, prosecution and sentencing of the laws keeps those same violent criminals from reoffending and hurting more people and the federal crime stats show that in republican controlled cities and states vs the democrat run sanctuaries.

[@navie78]

@@frondreadz789 yup .you commit a crime and be back on the street in no time.

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

murder is already illegal. what more do they nned to do?

[@paulieprinceton4550]

@@frondreadz789 correct, I’m from the south side of Chicago. Our homicide clearance rate in recent years has been between 12% and 25%. In 2021 we set a record with over 1800 carjackings which resulted in only about 100 arrests and even fewer prosecutions. Criminals caught with guns are typically back on the streets a few days later. I recall an incident in Greektown a few years ago where a man, who had beaten someone to death less than a decade prior was involved in a shooting. I believe this degenerate shot himself in the groin so at least there was some justice.

[@RadioMattM]

"How could we work to take guns away from law abiding citizens if we really go after violent criminals?"

[@caseyreed5231]

Unintended consequences. Same reason why we have the right to remain silent. Unintended collateral infringement. Which is why it’s worded shall not be infringed, in any way intended or unintended. Wait till they ban ammo. doesn’t say anything about keeping and bearing ammo. But hopefully the courts will see the implied association with arms

[@kennyabernathy1653]

Josh Hawley is the best senator in the senate! Great job sir!

[@Moon-eg3vm]

Really love the aggressiveness of Senator Hawley. He really knows his stuff. Slap!

[@robdykes3659]

Not aggressive enough ,not nearly enough

[@marybrahm2246]

I’m embarrassed that this man represents the Buckeye State oh OH!

[@neilt843]

Convict and have harsher penalties for the current gun laws

[@solideogloria...7421]

You wouldn't think Democrats have a past & present full to the throat with Terrorism.. Bad enough the Dems are intentionally breaking their own country.. But They're also hell bent on breaking America's allies too.. 🇬🇧 Democrats funded terrorism in Northern Ireland.. Americans need to wake up to IRISH POLITICS.. Republicans in America are NOT THE SAME as Republicans in IRELAND.. The ULSTER-SCOTS / SCOTCH-IRISH UNIONISTS are the exact same culturally as Republicans in America.. THE ULSTER-SCOTS HELPED FIGHT FOR AMERICAN FREEDOM & WROTE LARGE PARTS OF YOUR CONSTITUTION.. NOT THE IRISH.. The Lunatic Lefty Democrat Politics are hanging out of IRISH Politics.. It's NORTHERN IRISH UNIONISTS Republicans in America SHOULD BE SUPPORTING.. Not Irish Nationalists.. Republicans in Ireland Actively Supported Nazis.. They're the ONLY country in Europe to erect a statue as a memorial to Nazis.. It sits in Dublin.. They continue to honour it even today.. This Is IRISH REPUBLICANS.. They're 100% Communist Supporters.. The American people have been lied to for years about their heritage, about 70% of people in America who claim Irish heritage are actually Scotch-Irish.. Not Irish..!! These are two Very Different peoples both ethnically & culturally.. It's the Scotch-Irish culture which shaped America.. Not Irish culture.. Irish culture is everything you're fighting against at the minute in America.. We in Northern Ireland know this because we've been fighting this exact culture for years.. God Help Us All In Christ Jesus Almighty Name I Pray Amen ✝️ 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 ✝️

[@americanpatriot3746]

As long as the DOJ doesn't prosecute. like they've done over the past 2 year's. It's only going to get worse, not better. In fact them not prosecuting, is what's created this mess!

[@paulieprinceton4550]

Here in Chicago a criminal can get caught with a firearm and a few days later be involved in a high speed chase across the city. That actually happened. Here in Chicago a criminal that went to jail for beating someone to death can be on the street less than a decade later attempting to murder someone else. That also happened. A Mt. Prospect woman in suburban Chicago was charged with multiple felonies for buying guns for Chicago gangbangers. Her punishment was a small fine, community service and probation. We have prosecutors, judges and politicians refusing to do their jobs with the current laws. Adding more laws for them to ignore isn’t an answer.

[@reginaldwiemers1116]

They need to go after the "CRIMINALS USING THE GUNS" and leave law abiding citizens "GUNS" alone. Guns are not going out on their own committing crimes. GUNS DON'T HAVE HANDS NOR LEGS. IT IS HUMANS WITH BAD INTENTIONS! TRY TO GO AFTER THOSE FOR A CHANGE BUT APPARENTLY THOSE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE INCOMPETENT TO DO SO.

[@harryballsacky]

END OBESITY, BAN HIGH CAPACITY FORKS

[@paulieprinceton4550]

They don’t want to. I’m in Chicago where Kim Foxx and the Democrats protect criminals better than the general public. Our homicide clearance rate in recent years has ranged from 12% to 25%.

[@archange8030]

Yet they will never understand this. Guns don’t kill people, people with guns kill people. Blame the person not the tool

[@janecuster2130]

His declining cases makes no sense, and as soon as he is gone, they double.

[@blooper_01]

It makes perfect sense when you are instructed not to prosecute criminals.

[@johncummings2604]

When your Bosses are Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch

[@roygood6330]

It’s not the Gun, it’s the criminal. You lower death sentences, you raise the rate of violence. We were a nation built on Biblical standers. So an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. It seems barbaric, but that is what gun violence is when it comes to murder. Especially when it come to children and elders. If we go back in history say the 1800’s early 1900’s public execution was done. But rates of murder were much lower. Society has change so much in the last thirty years and to the eastern in the last ten years. So why not try something new with the prosecution of gun crime murders and keep data for say four years. Forensics is almost at 99.3% across the board. So since everyone wants to do studies, why not let this be a study? Citizens have gotten away of the fear of paying for the mistake they have made/ life in prison/ being put to death in an appropriate amount of time. The citizens pay for the people that do these crimes. So why not make a national election to see what it is that We The People want. Not by elected people but We The People. May God shower the people of Uvalde Texas with His peace and comfort that passes all understanding. God bless the United States and all who are having hard time. 🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽

[@megamus3]

Your blood thirsty god can keep its version of "peace" to its self the price is to steep, give me good old fashioned common sense everytime.

[@f_kyt]

If the death penalty was ALWAYS on the table and we actually tried to outlaw violence these occurrences might go down, however parents are not doing a good enough job with their upbringing or they just don't care what their children do anymore

[@davidlowery2294]

Stop pushing the Bible it's just words and nothing more but kids being murdered is real it's here we see it every god damn day. Since Americans have proven they cannot handle guns they don't need to have access to them the gun laws in this country are a joke they need to be changed but the voters like you don't want change you want things to stay the same you want children to die.

[@exdemocrat9038]

Anyone else notice how there is no mafia anymore? That's because the mafia went into the Federal government. It's more profitable and you can not be arrested.

[@HBFTimmahh]

Eye for an eye is an Old Testament tenant. If you are a Christian then you forgo to the New Testament as the old has been fulfilled by the very words of Immanuel.

[@garydouglas9413]

Were the so-called "rogue" ATF agents who were blamed for the "Fast and Furious" operation under AG Holder ever fired, disciplined, or indicted? Or were they promoted to other positions inside the ATF? Eliminate the ATF. Every legitimate function of the agency can be performed by the FBI, the U.S. Marshall Service, or the law enforcement agencies of the States.

[@fastted9390]

Gary Douglas, We are on the same page. The F B I / K G B can handle all that w/o adding one extra 'person.' Overpaid and under-worked.

[@josephbieberly8624]

Dettlbach would make a excellent used car salesman.

[@AWESOME20527]

😆

[@janetubides6136]

Geez how more transparent does this has to get Hawley is o-n point!

[@3rdpig]

Every time they say "gun crime" or "gun prosecutions" they need to be asked how many guns they prosecuted, how many years those guns are serving, how often these same guns commit new crimes after they've served their time and how it's affecting the families of the guns serving time. It disturbs me that they're allowed to get away with this intentional misrepresentation of the issue. We don't have a gun problem in America, we have a trigger puller problem.

[@Chester-yu1tm]

Chuck, good one ☝️

[@charlesbeall2589]

It's no different than referring to the DEMOCRAT party as "Democratic." Misrepresentation is easier when it's encouraged, then ignored.

[@treytucker5619]

We are at a point we’re the US has both gun and trigger puller problems.

[@georgewoodard43]

@@treytucker5619 No gun ever shot anyone without help . We need to do public hanging, 2nd major crime should be the death penalty with no appeal .

[@maxhell4033]

I would say that there is a knife problem in America.

[@johnbroderick1565]

Its amazing how every Democrat appointment seems to lack the most basic knowledge about the issues the agencies they want to lead have to do with... Its absolutely stunning.

[@scottpreston4021]

If this administration nominated him you can bet there’s something wrong.

[@harryballsacky]

LACKEY.....YES MAN

[@hitthecouch]

Im not a fan of politicians, but Sen Hawley does a fine job

[@kevinbrito833]

WE DONT NEED ANY MORE WACO'S OR RUBY RIDGE'S, THANK YOU

[@dennisg4053]

Both presided over by AG Janet Reno. And Assistant FBI Director Freeh. David Coresh went into town once or twice a month. He knew the local sheriff by name. They COULD have simply waited and arrested him OUTSIDE the Compound! - Ruby Mountain ( called Ruby Ridge on TV news) The government had to Prove that uit could Exert its Influence ANYWHERE in the States. In the end it was the longest Trial in Idaho history! With Self defense being Accepted by the Jury. NOBODY in the Federal Chain of Command ever took ANY Responsibility.

[@kevinme2700]

The city always have staff issues because their staff don’t do any work. I’ve seen them at work. They’re lazy af. They do the least amount of work ever. They’re the most inefficient people ever that’s why nothing ever gets done and they complain they have too much work. It’s ridiculous

[@deniswauchope3788]

That's right; plus they can't be fired, so they don't worry about consequences.

[@honeyinhawaii5759]

Nailed him

[@bendover1525]

Crime definitely went up!

[@ayletthauki5023]

He is very excited to tell US all of his Achievements, but "Did CRIME go DOWN"?

[@BaronEvola123]

This is a good example of never asking a question you don't know the answer to and why ideologues will always fail when pushed. Why? Because the premise is different and numbers don't lie.

[@advancedimpressions7014]

When the Repubs take all 3 branches they need to fire every appointee of Obama and Biden... EVERY ONE OF THEM. Judges Especially! Day 2 cut the FBI budget by half and fire ALL of the upper echelon. Same for IRS, ATF, CIA, and give all the savings to the Border Patrol and Veterans Affairs. Day 3 put a moratorium on Immigration and Foreign Aid... we need to straighten out our own problems first. Day 4 fire every SES goldbrick on the Govt. teat.

[@BaronEvola123]

@@advancedimpressions7014 That's not who you need to focus on if that's what you desire. Without groundwork, district by district, institution by institution, you will never, ever, ever accomplish anything. Every single one of your institutions are rotten to the core. You will NEVER be able to vote your way out of this.from the top. Find an institution and get to work.

[@BabyBane100]

A waffler…with no substance !!!

[@keithadamo304]

💯👍

[@mudburon3381]

Guns are not the problem. Twisted minds are the issue. Psychiatrists and social workers aren’t the final answer. The cause is multifaceted. Abuse, lack of exemplary role models in life, moral teaching, etc. Actually the whole extended family and even neighbors are so important. Influencing and raising kids is not a part time job.

[@jimd4201]

We have now had 2 generations of high profile, federal, legal, unapologetic dehumanizing of unborn lives because someone doesn't want them. We emphasize rights over responsibilities. We are intolerant of criticizing previous wayward behaviors and are unaware of the Golden Rule. We condemn and hobble law enforcement and encourage criminals. Our elected officials only selectively enforce our own laws ... One would wonder why children don't have a moral compass, conscience.

[@ldahl04]

Well said. I agrer.

[@ldahl04]

Agree.

[@randeehart5984]

Couldn't have said it better!

[@paulieprinceton4550]

I believe culture plays a role. People like to blame poverty but it’s not that simple. For one, poverty and criminal demographics don’t quite align. For another here in Chicago not all poor neighborhoods are crime ridden. For example Chinatown is filled with poor Asians and they commit almost no violent street crime. There is crime but it’s not violent. Many if not most of the buildings with storefronts on the first floor and a second or third floor in Chinatown have gambling/opium dens up there. Virtually street crime in and around Chinatown is committed by a different demographic. We know street gangs drive crime in America, but politicians and even the public is fairly reluctant to do anything about it. Instead they either ignore it or focus on guns because that is much easier. We just had 2 mass shootings here in Chicago in about a week and they went completely ignored by the national media which is typical.

[@cliffnelson1174]

How come no one can answer a direct question with a direct answer??? Is water wet? Yes. See how easy that was...

[@rickc661]

Yea. like how many times did Representative M.T.Greene stay ' don't remember' ? was it 50 ?

[@darleneodom2625]

They would say something like "I believe that water is not dry".

[@cliffnelson1174]

@@darleneodom2625 good answer!!!

[@marvindaughtry6237]

The fact that there are still people wearing paper masks to stop a microscopic virus is hilarious as well. I'm sure the mask the lady is wearing is airtight. lol

[@dennisg4053]

Indeed. The CDC says cloth masks are little more than "Feel Good" devices. The size relation of a bacteria to a human... has the same relation as a microscopic bacteria to a virus. Virus is TOO small to view with any optical lense. You need an electron microscope!

[@MrAeronca100]

Bitter mask clinger

[@warrenhassey1293]

Makes it easy to spot the BIDEN VOTERS!!! LOL

[@sharonreilly2202]

It's America. People are allowed to wear whatever makes them comfortable. Maybe the woman is just getting over having covid.

[@harryballsacky]

IT'S VANITY...GOT A SPECIAL EMBROIDERED N95 LOGO, IT'S A STATUS SYMBOL....ALL THE KOOLAID RECEIVERS HAVE THEM....WITH PRIDE..

[@nickmcdonald9935]

no bail laws let them out to commit more crimes

[@gorfpatrol2073]

Wolf in sheeps clothing

[@americanpatriot3746]

Well an Atf leader in Germany, declared all Germans should be proud of what the German Army did during WW2. Their response they elected him and voted to bring the N*zi Party back. The Third Reich is in German Parliment and has been for the past 6 years. Oh look and JB has an ATF leader trying to grab our guns 🤔 coincidence? After he just funded a Ukrainian White Nationalist, Andriy Biletsky.

[@markwhatley9955]

Law enforcement officials now have the credibility pretty much aligned with used car salesmen.

[@deniswauchope3788]

They have worse credibility; plus, used car salesmen aren't trying to trap their customers into prison by lying, and it's not a crime to lie to a lying used car salesman!

[@johnjohn741]

Thank you Josh

[@gman77gas]

Nailed it!

[@76006linda]

Josh Hawley, a future President of the United States

[@douglashebert6285]

Can anyone of these people give a simple straightforward answer without a filer buster. Sounds like less crime equals less prosecutions, nothing more nothing less.

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

its called filabuster and its a completely differmt thing than what you think it is

[@janetubides6136]

Hawley is great!!!!

[@davewilson3113]

Sounds like a biden appointee.

[@gretelhance]

All are

[@jrosa7319]

Guy claims he did not change the standards for taking cases, yet the number of cases declined by 50% over three years - and as soon as he leaves the number returns to the previous number. Was he directed by DOJ? Usually that is the case - the DOJ under Obama (2014 - 2016) was the reason - This guy is refusing to point the finger at the problem.

[@geronimo563]

Where do they find these people?

[@AmountStax]

"Project Disarm" 😂😂😂

[@robertfulton9852]

Go josh ! Make them answer for what they have done.

[@terrisakoweaver8468]

He is a Lier

[@charlesbeall2589]

I love it when they make sure to frame a mindless sheep every chance they get!

[@pensans1]

He don't know!!!

[@GrimmGhost]

True crime rates don't decline under Democrat A.G.s/D.A.s. Police are dissuaded and coerced into not fulfilling their civic oaths. Disenfranchised citizens stop calling for the aid and protection that they're heavily taxed for. Most crimes go unreported. Civilian citizens are left to resolve criminal threats alone and without their 2nd. Amendment rights of self protection.

[@fastted9390]

America either needs to eliminate the FBI or the ATF. Both doing basically the same work ? Taxpayer waste.

[@bethlyons1]

Josh Hawley should be our president!

[@ShortArmStrongArm]

Abolish the ATF

[@01Cheyenne2009]

sounds like smoke and mirrors.

[@paulpearson6669]

Stop giving psychotropic drugs to kids. Kids used to carry guns to school every day in the 1970s 80s. No school massacres.

[@darleneodom2625]

I don't know where you are coming from. Kids did not carry guns to school ever. You must be the one on drugs.

[@youareright5431]

Numbers don't lie....

[@almosthuman1398]

Context is everything. There were significant changes in concealed carry laws in Ohio in 2017. More people carrying more guns in public - more gun violence... who would have guessed? Things are opening up even more this year, so it will be interesting to see if gun violence increases again. Since that is the national trend, I'm betting on an increase... I hope I'm wrong...

[@ediemuller8499]

Nope....HE'S NOT TAKING OUR GUNS!! FORGET IT!!!

[@gretelhance]

Finally, someone who talks!!

[@AWESOME20527]

Dettelbach is so crooked. Hawley is smart and a great attorney!

[@williamvickery8417]

Out of all the people bribem has sent up this guy seems the most competent. Maybe he should be AG or justice.

[@RogerThat1945]

I don't care about the prosecution level, What matters is the CRIME Level.

[@truth0149]

Hmm 🤔 Tough on Gun Crime Prosecutions Yet While he was in charge Prosecutions dropped by 50% . Something Smells Fishy !

[@chuckmiller6390]

OMG, talk talk talk, lie lie lie. How is this being allowed to happen ?????

[@MAB1907]

I’m just happy he answered the question’s !!! Amen 🙏!!!

[@MrDZum]

He's from Maryland...PG County...'Nuff said.

[@Mike-lh4wn]

At least this guy seems like he is honestly answering the questions and not playing the word salad game.

[@1099Kramo]

ATF needs to be dismantled.

[@freighttrain10]

This "gun crime" US attorney doesn't know what an "assault weapon" is. Hint ...there's no such thing....

[@Potato69]

Why does the lady have a coffee filter on her face?

[@star_1_man214]

Well I tell you, this nominee is a flat out lying criminal! Steven Dettelbach should prosecute himself to the fullest extent of the law and throw his own ass into prison!!!

[@ikas808]

That's called the bait and hook🤣

[@greyhairedguy]

Less prosecutions equal smaller crime numbers...

[@robertcates4066]

Soft on crime, breeds criminals!!!!!!!!

[@mikekaroules2820]

Well , at least this Biden nominee answered the questions from Hawley to the fullest . I have seen many other Biden nominees in these hearings and they act like they don't even know their last names. I at least give credit to this nominee. He answered the questions .

[@thomac131]

Love Senator Hawley! Hope he runs in 10 years!!!!

[@ConservativeAnthem]

BS Meter going through the roof.

[@robertmcgraw9038]

I think this hole administrations is complicit in these shooting .

[@taylormach1699]

ATF stands for AND THEY FAILED. THIS GUY COULD NOT RUN WATER.

[@oreolady7535]

Why don't the states just raise the age like the states did with cigarettes.

[@hawkeyeted]

Because it's unconstitutional. What gun grabbers don't understand is, nothing they're proposing will fix the problem, but they'll never admit it. The 1994 AWB didn't significantly reduce shootings, but the ban of firearms on schoolgrounds significantly INCREASED them at schools.

[@americanpatriot3746]

The age is 21 and he was 18.

[@oreolady7535]

@@americanpatriot3746 you can carry a gun at age 18. Look it up

[@americanpatriot3746]

@@oreolady7535 For hunting purposes only.

[@chrismaurer2075]

I can't remember the 6 cities exactly but they were for example Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. , etc. that if you removed those cities from the gun violence stats the U.S. would be one of the top safest firearm owning countries in the world. It goes to show that it is a mentality of the demographic of the feral citizens in those high crime places.

[@sgladden5]

Vote him out.

[@m.donahue6085]

"...I can't tell you..." Get a job at Safeway!

[@jessaguilar4747]

Cotton, Hawley, Kennedy, thank you.

[@torchjenkins6158]

He’s savage…..and I love it so

[@michaelvarble4392]

It kind of leads to the local prosecutors and judges not doing their job

[@nathanturner5291]

"It wasn't me! It was the one armed man!!!" Pssshh...

[@berner]

Dettelbach just has to sit there and suffer through it all because once it's over, he'll just get right back to work and move ahead with all this BS.

[@tpr299]

Totally unprepared, unqualified, and ignorant.

[@leahtate261]

My husband and I were planning a trip to England and Wales in 2017. A few weeks before we were supposed to lock in the trip I started waking up in the mornings to news of stabbings in the tourist areas of London. There were 2 within a couple of weeks, and not long after another incident. London has outlawed guns completely, even not carried by policemen, if what I read is accurate. But that did not deter the murderers, the actual people who thought of, planned, and carried out the murders. The knives no more jumped up and stabbed those people themselves than any gun has ever done. We cancelled our travel plans, missing out on the trip of a lifetime, and I will never visit any of the 3 largest cities in the U.S. as well, not because of the presence of guns, because those cities have the most stringent gun laws in the country, but because criminals have far more freedom in those places than law abiding citizens, and because law enforcement have their hands tied in trying to stop it, as well as district attorneys putting the criminals back on the street as soon as they are taken in. If they don't use guns they will use knives, or a vehicle, or whatever they choose, but please don't try to convince us that the murder is in the gun.

[@paulieprinceton4550]

As gang activity in England increased in recent years so did crime including gun crime despite the strict gun laws. There is no correlation between strict gun laws and lower crime.

[@dennismood7476]

This guy couldn't put his answers into a barrel with no bottom.

[@deniswauchope3788]

As usual with these nominees I don't like this guy. Not that it matters, but the ATF is unconstitutional and should never have been created, so no nominee would satisfy me. Demolish this rogue agency, fire all its staff, and salt the ground where its offices once stood!

[@youareright5431]

WOW,he worked as a secretary!! Man that's hard labor.....

[@apollo5751]

? He was a US ATTORNEY. He's one of the best out there.

[@sdrebels13]

@@apollo5751 us attorneys are ideologues, good lawyers don’t work for the government lol. It’s the bottom of the law school grads who go that route

[@apollo5751]

@@sdrebels13 Suuuurrre. Totally believe you maestro.

[@jeffreyloftus3617]

The data and the facts don't lie , unlike nominees

[@jongruen7854]

Let's face the facts. His nomination for ATF director is due to his strong anti-gun beliefs. This type of director will only increase the ATF's current breaking their requirements to stay within the law. Not create new laws like they are currently doing.

[@deniswauchope3788]

If Feinstein supports him, you know he's totally anti-gun & anti- 2nd Amendment. No to all these nominees, none of them are any good for America or they wouldn't have been nominated!

[@madmarduk1936]

#AbolishTheATF

[@kristen1407]

Prosecuting crimes is a factor.

[@jmarsian4017]

Unable to give an honest answer ?

[@JuniorWarik]

finally somone who actually gives an answer! even if its kinda i dont know at least hes being honest. maybe there is hope yet?

[@scottkrise1867]

I was thinking the same thing. At last a nominee that at least tries to give a complete answer.

[@chhansen9813]

Im praying for you! I bet you think Kamalas speeches mean something!

[@chhansen9813]

@@scottkrise1867 Im praying for you too!

[@rossifumifan1]

The ATF needs to be abolished. A complete waste of money. All that power and nothing to show for it.

[@dragunov815]

Hmm.

[@richarddelasota1812]

I would take this guy as the DA in LA County any day. He sounds suspiciously like a quality prosecutor.

[@danielsmith5351]

We need an agent that will leave people alone.

[@yukonjeffimagery]

ATF needs to be disbanded