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The U.S. Senate\u2019s confirmation of former federal prosecutor Kash Patel as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is drawing cheers from pro-gun groups and jeers from those who want more restrictions on private firearms ownership.<\/p>\n
Patel, a strong gun rights supporter, has been castigated by gun-ban groups since President Donald Trump first mentioned him for the role. One of their biggest grievances was that Patel was a \u201cgun extremist\u201d who might \u201cpurge the FBI.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now that he has been confirmed, groups like Brady United, formerly known as Handgun Control Inc., are apoplectic that the Republican-led U.S. Senate managed to push Patel through by a 51-49 margin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director is a devastating blow to public safety,\u201d Kris Brown, Brady president, said in a press release following the vote<\/a>. \u201cThe FBI is responsible for running our nation\u2019s Brady Background Check System on gun sales\u2014a system that has blocked over 5 million illegal gun transfers. Patel\u2019s record suggests he will weaken this system and our safeguards, making it easier for individuals intent on doing harm to obtain firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n Brown criticized the Senate for confirming Patel, without mentioning the fact that his own party\u2019s turn away from Second Amendment rights was one reason Republicans recaptured the Senate last November.<\/p>\n \u201cThe U.S. Senate had a choice, and they failed us by confirming a known gun rights extremist and conspiracy theorist to lead the FBI,\u201d Brown concluded. \u201cNow, our work is more urgent than ever. As the Trump administration stacks its cabinet with leaders diametrically opposed to the charges of the agencies they will lead, we must fight to protect the systems and institutions that keep our country safe.\u201d<\/p>\n As most TTAG readers are well aware\u2014but Democrats won\u2019t admit\u2014the Biden Administration weaponized the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) against gun owners through various means. The FBI was part of that weaponization of government, and pro-gun groups like Gun Owners of America are hopeful that now that Patel has been confirmed, he will put the agency back on track.<\/p>\n \u201cFor years, we\u2019ve watched the FBI trample on the rights of law-abiding gun owners who the Biden Administration designated as \u2018Militia Violent Extremists\u2019 for their belief in the Bill of Rights and use of patriotic imagery like the Gadsden Flag,\u201d Erich Pratt, GOA vice president, said in a news release about the confirmation<\/a>. \u201cKash Patel has made it clear that those days are over. He is a true constitutionalist, and we are confident that he will work to rein in the agency\u2019s abuses and ensure the FBI upholds, rather than undermines, the Second Amendment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n GOA Chairman Tim Macy also weighed in on the confirmation, saying he hopes the agency will once again work to \u201cserve the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKash Patel\u2019s confirmation is a massive win for gun owners across America,\u201d Macy said. \u201cUnlike his predecessors, he understands that the FBI must serve the American people\u2014not act as a political weapon against them. We look forward to seeing Director Patel restore integrity to the Bureau while standing firm in defense of our Second Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
![<\/a><\/div>\nThe U.S. Senate\u2019s confirmation of former federal prosecutor Kash Patel as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is drawing cheers from pro-gun groups and jeers from those who want more restrictions on private firearms ownership.<\/p>\nPatel, a strong gun rights supporter, has been castigated by gun-ban groups since President Donald Trump first mentioned him for the role. One of their biggest grievances was that Patel was a \u201cgun extremist\u201d who might \u201cpurge the FBI.\u201d<\/p>\nNow that he has been confirmed, groups like Brady United, formerly known as Handgun Control Inc., are apoplectic that the Republican-led U.S. Senate managed to push Patel through by a 51-49 margin.<\/p>\n\u201cThe confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director is a devastating blow to public safety,\u201d Kris Brown, Brady president, said in a press release following the vote<\/a>. \u201cThe FBI is responsible for running our nation\u2019s Brady Background Check System on gun sales\u2014a system that has blocked over 5 million illegal gun transfers. Patel\u2019s record suggests he will weaken this system and our safeguards, making it easier for individuals intent on doing harm to obtain firearms.\u201d<\/p>\nBrown criticized the Senate for confirming Patel, without mentioning the fact that his own party\u2019s turn away from Second Amendment rights was one reason Republicans recaptured the Senate last November.<\/p>\n\u201cThe U.S. Senate had a choice, and they failed us by confirming a known gun rights extremist and conspiracy theorist to lead the FBI,\u201d Brown concluded. \u201cNow, our work is more urgent than ever. As the Trump administration stacks its cabinet with leaders diametrically opposed to the charges of the agencies they will lead, we must fight to protect the systems and institutions that keep our country safe.\u201d<\/p>\nAs most TTAG readers are well aware\u2014but Democrats won\u2019t admit\u2014the Biden Administration weaponized the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) against gun owners through various means. The FBI was part of that weaponization of government, and pro-gun groups like Gun Owners of America are hopeful that now that Patel has been confirmed, he will put the agency back on track.<\/p>\n\u201cFor years, we\u2019ve watched the FBI trample on the rights of law-abiding gun owners who the Biden Administration designated as \u2018Militia Violent Extremists\u2019 for their belief in the Bill of Rights and use of patriotic imagery like the Gadsden Flag,\u201d Erich Pratt, GOA vice president, said in a news release about the confirmation<\/a>. \u201cKash Patel has made it clear that those days are over. He is a true constitutionalist, and we are confident that he will work to rein in the agency\u2019s abuses and ensure the FBI upholds, rather than undermines, the Second Amendment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nGOA Chairman Tim Macy also weighed in on the confirmation, saying he hopes the agency will once again work to \u201cserve the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cKash Patel\u2019s confirmation is a massive win for gun owners across America,\u201d Macy said. \u201cUnlike his predecessors, he understands that the FBI must serve the American people\u2014not act as a political weapon against them. We look forward to seeing Director Patel restore integrity to the Bureau while standing firm in defense of our Second Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.S. Senate\u2019s confirmation of former federal prosecutor Kash Patel as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is drawing cheers from pro-gun groups and jeers from those who want more restrictions on private firearms ownership. 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