President Joe Biden will announce a package of executive orders on Thursday aimed at curbing gun violence in America, people familiar with the plans told POLITICO.
While many of the expected actions remain unclear, the publication reported the president will use one of the executive orders to direct the administration "to begin the process of requiring buyers of so-called ghost guns…to undergo background checks."
Speculation pointed to possible regulations on concealed assault-style guns, regulations on gun buying for people convicted of spousal domestic violence and federal guidance on home storage of guns. Biden could also introduce his nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, POLITICO reported.
Per the Associated Press, Biden will nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to be director of the agency. If he's confirmed, Chipman would be the agency’s first permanent director since 2015.
The ATF is currently run by Acting Director Regina Lombardo.
Attorney General Merrick Garland will join Biden at the event.
The announcement comes after weeks of turbulent gun violence in America, marked by three mass shootings in Colorado, California and Georgia.
In a letter to Biden last week, over 100 House Democrats urged the president to take on the issue of assault-style weapons. "Concealable assault-style firearms that fire rifle rounds pose an unreasonable threat to our communities and should be fully regulated under the National Firearms Act consistent with the intent and history of the law," the letter said.
The White House declined to comment for the story.
Last month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki alluded to pending executive actions on guns, calling them "one of the levers that we can use" to address gun violence.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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