GOA Thrilled with Patel’s Confirmation

Kash Patel isn’t the typical guy nominated to helm what should be our nation’s premier law enforcement agency. Sure, he looks the part well enough, but no FBI director in history posted pics of members of Congress being launched out of a trebuchet, but Patel did.

Based.

Despite intense opposition from Democrats, with even some Republicans joining in, Patel was confirmed on Thursday.

While Democrats are upset at the development, not everyone feels bad.

Gun Owners of America, for example, sent this press release out just a short time after the confirmation was completed.

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel as the next Director of the FBI, marking a major victory for gun owners and constitutional rights advocates nationwide. Gun Owners of America (GOA) has proudly supported Patel throughout the confirmation process—despite relentless attacks from Senate Democrats who took issue with his strong ties to GOA and his unwavering commitment to the Second Amendment. 

A featured speaker at GOA’s inaugural GOALS conference in Knoxville this past August, Patel has consistently demonstrated his dedication to protecting gun rights and defending the Constitution against government overreach. 

GOA remains committed to working with Director Patel and holding the FBI accountable to protect gun owners’ rights and end the agency’s history of unconstitutional overreach. 

Tim Macy, Chairman of GOA, praised Patel’s confirmation: 

“Kash Patel’s confirmation is a massive win for gun owners across America. Unlike his predecessors, he understands that the FBI must serve the American people—not 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.” 

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of GOA, added: 

“For years, we’ve watched the FBI trample on the rights of law-abiding gun owners who the Biden Administration designated as ‘Militia Violent Extremists’ for their belief in the Bill of Rights and use of patriotic imagery like the Gadsden Flag. Kash 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’s abuses and ensure the FBI upholds, rather than undermines, the Second Amendment.” 

The FBI isn’t quite the ATF, but it hasn’t been a whole lot better. For example, the FBI forced Americans to sign away their right to keep and bear arms or face criminal prosecution. That’s not remotely legal, and yet they did it and had done so for who knows how long.

Then there’s the allegations of political retribution against opponents of the Biden agenda.

That should never happen.

Patel’s mission is to right the ship and restore the luster of the FBI. He needs to get it out of political games and to focus on protecting us from foreign threats and domestic crime. That’s what it should focus on doing going forward and hopefully, Patel will be able to do that job.

GOA is happen with the confirmation, and the fact that every anti-gun group was on social media trying to gin up opposition to it, I’m pretty darn happy with it myself.