Gun rights groups hail Trump's pick to lead ATF: 'First ever truly pro-Second Amendment nominee'

President Trump's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is being hailed Wednesday as the "first ever truly pro-Second Amendment" choice to lead the agency.

ATF Deputy Director Robert Cekada's nomination to the top job at the bureau was quietly transmitted to Congress on Tuesday and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Cekada, a former NYPD detective, has been with the federal law enforcement agency in various roles since 2005 and has served as deputy director since April...