GIFFORDS responds to new acting director at ATF

WASHINGTON — GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement on the news that Kash Patel has been removed as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and that U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll will now be acting director of the agency. 

“Acting Director Dan Driscoll is the ATF’s fourth leader this year, and he already has an important full-time job running the U.S. Army. Stopping violent crime at ATF requires hard work and dedication—it’s not a part-time job. This administration needs to get serious about stopping gun crime. Lives are at stake,” said GIFFORDS Executive Director Emma Brown.