Washington (AFP) – The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the federal agency overseeing gun regulations, which had lacked a permanent director for over seven years. Steve Dettelbach, 56, will now become the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), following a series of deadly mass shootings that have shaken the country. The former federal prosecutor was narrowly confirmed with the support of 48 senators, including two Republicans, against 46 opposed. He will oversee the ATF’s 5,000 employees, half of whom are ballistics speci…