Patrick Adamiak
US Navy sailor and pardoned gun dealer
About Patrick Adamiak
Patrick Tate Adamiak is an American man and former Navy sailor serving 20 years in federal prison for owning and selling illegal firearms. Adamiak was indicted in 2022 after special agents from the ATF recovered inoperable machine guns, two grenade launchers, and two inert anti-tank missile launchers in his possession. A jury found Adamiak guilty of three counts of receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm, and one count of unlawful possession and transfer of a machine gun.
The case has been cited by critics as evidence of federal overreach by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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