Joe Biden’s pick to head up the ATF faced tough questions from Republicans during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, with Sen. Mike Lee grilling David Chipman over comments that Lee says demonstrates an “utterly condescending attitude” not appropriate for the head of the agency tasked with enforcing the nation’s gun laws.

For more coverage of David Chipman’s confirmation hearing, you can check out Bearing Arms’ previous coverage here and here, and if you’re a gun owner who’s opposed to the idea of an anti-gun activist in charge of federal agency that oversees our nation’s gun control laws, make sure you contact your senators and demand that they reject Chipman’s nomination to become the permanent director of the ATF.