FBI boss Kash Patel in trouble for his gift ideas.
gifted security chiefs a pair of pistols during an official overseas visit—which then had to be confiscated and destroyed by police as they are illegal under local law.in late July to open the bureau’s first standalone office in the country—but promptly left his hosts with a diplomatic headache.
items, but New Zealand gun laws treat inoperable firearms as operable if it is possible to make them functional again.Patel presented “challenge coin” display stands that included 3D-printed plastic pistols to Police Commissioner Richard Chambers and the directors of New Zealand’s spy agencies,The FBI declined to say what permissions, if any, Patel sought before flying the weapons into Wellington.New Zealand’s firearm laws are among the strictest in the developed world, hardened after the 2019 Christchurch massacre. Pistols are tightly restricted and require special permits, and 3D-printed guns need an additional permit. None of that appears to have factored into Patel’s souvenir strategy. AP says the recipients sought advice the day after receiving the stands, and regulators concluded the items couldn’t be kept.Ex-FBI agent James Davidson—who opposed Patel’s appointment—called the destruction “an overreaction” and said the gesture seemed genuine. Yet Patel’s early tenure has been marked by missteps that have earned the former podcaster and Trump ally his nickname ‘Keystone Kash.’ They have included numerous failings in the FBI’s investigation of the Sept. 10 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which hasEven before his pistol pratfall, Patel’s Kiwi trip had already been controversial, reported AP. His remarks suggesting the new office would counter China’s influence drew a polite brush-off from New Zealand officials—who emphasized joint work on child exploitation and drug smuggling—and a complaint from Beijing.The outlet reports the office had been overseen from Canberra since 2017 and that news of the standalone hub only emerged after Patel’s ribbon-cutting.
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