Patel has vowed to gut the FBI, undermining the Brady Background Check system for gun sales
Washington, D.C., Feb 20, 2025 — Today, Brady President Kris Brown responded to the Senate’s vote confirming Kash Patel as FBI Director. Lawmakers voted 51-49 to confirm Patel.
Brady President Kris Brown said,
The confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director is a devastating blow to public safety. The FBI is responsible for running our nation’s Brady Background Check System on gun sales — a system that has blocked over 5 million illegal gun transfers. Patel’s record suggests he will weaken this system and our safeguards, making it easier for individuals intent on doing harm to obtain firearms.
The U.S. Senate had a choice, and they failed us by confirming a known gun rights extremist and conspiracy theorist to lead the FBI. Now, 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.
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Brady has one powerful mission — to unite all Americans against gun violence. We work across Congress, the courts, and our communities with over 90 grassroots chapters, bringing together young and old, red and blue, and every shade of color to find common ground in common sense. In the spirit of our namesakes Jim and Sarah Brady, we have fought for over 45 years to take action, not sides, and we will not stop until this epidemic ends. It’s in our hands.
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