{"id":31231,"date":"2021-06-01T16:26:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31231"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:26:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:26:48","slug":"do-atf-special-agents-go-to-inaugural-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31231","title":{"rendered":"Do ATF Special Agents Go To Inaugural Balls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3845,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/osc.gov\\\/Services\\\/Pages\\\/HatchAct-Federal.aspx#tabGroup11|tabGroup33&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3741,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/davidchipman&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3846,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Operations_security#:~:text=Operations%20security%20(OPSEC)%20is%20a,that%20eliminate%20or%20reduce%20adversary&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260416030653\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Operations_security&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 17:58:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 17:58:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>The headline poses an interesting question. One would assume or just maybe hope that special agents working for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives would be non-political or even apolitical. They are considered &#8220;Further Restricted Employees&#8221; under the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov\/Services\/Pages\/HatchAct-Federal.aspx#tabGroup11|tabGroup33\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hatch Act<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of Biden&#8217;s nominee to head BATFE, that would be a wrong assumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can see David Chipman with his fiancee&#8217; Tara at a presidential inaugural ball in 2009 for President Barrack Obama. While probably not a violation of the Hatch Act, it is a bit unseemly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball-940x941.jpg 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chipman-Obama-inauguration-ball.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2009, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davidchipman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Chipman was still the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Division<\/a><\/strong>. A couple of months later he got a promotion to a SAC position in the Washington headquarters. I&#8217;m sure it is just a coincidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would it surprise anyone to know that Chipman is such a non-believer in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operations_security#:~:text=Operations%20security%20(OPSEC)%20is%20a,that%20eliminate%20or%20reduce%20adversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">OpSec<\/a><\/strong> that I was able to find his home address, its Zillow value of $874,000, Facebook pages for him, his now-wife Tara, his ex-wife Micki, and his two kids.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The headline poses an interesting question. 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