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: United Against Gun Violence is the nation's oldest gun organization working to free America from gun violence. We believe that changing laws alone won’t end our nation's gun violence crisis; we must also change hearts and minds. That’s why we take a comprehensive approach to end this epidemic: change the laws, change the gun industry, and change the conversation about guns in America.
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