FBI and DOJ must 'remove' records on people pressured into waiving away gun rights, Republicans sayWashington Examiner
Washington, DC,
October 24, 2022
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Gabe Kaminsky, Investigative Reporter
EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are demanding the Justice Department and FBI confirm they have removed database records on people who secretly signed forms waiving away their rights to own, buy, or use firearms. The firearms rights group Gun Owners of America in September called on the DOJ and the FBI to remove records related to the forms, which the Daily Caller reported were presented by FBI agents to at least 15 people. Republican members are now re-upping GOA's request and urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to hand over proof the FBI has halted usage of the "illegal and unconstitutional" form and removed signatory records, according to a Monday letter obtained by the Washington Examiner. Read more here. |