President Trump Grants Pardon To Navy Sailor Convicted In Disputed ATF Weapons Case

President Donald Trump has granted a presidential pardon to Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, an active-duty Navy sailor whose federal conviction over inert weapons parts drew significant scrutiny from gun-rights advocates. The announcement was made Friday by the Second Amendment Foundation, a firearms advocacy organization that closely covered the legal proceedings. Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Adamiak four years ago following a search of his home. Prosecutors charged him with the unlawful possession of destructive devices in connection with two inert rocket-propelled grenade launchers that had internal components removed and holes drilled into their receivers....