Adamiak was criminally charged and convicted of possessing destructive devices, including this legal 37mm civilian version of the M79 grenade launcher, which are still sold online. (Photo courtesy Patrick “Tate”...

ATF agents are receiving new AR suppressors, which they claim are for their “health and safety.” (Photo courtesy ATF Association Facebook’s page). By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project COMMENTARY:...

ATF agents say they are receiving new suppressors for their ARs. (Photo courtesy ATF Association Facebook’s page). By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Why do ATF agents need new...

Patrick “Tate” Adamiak’s booking photo. (Photo courtesy of Adamiak family). Editor’s Note: This article is syndicated content published as part of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project and reflects...

An inert, nonfiring RPG that was owned by Patrick “Tate” Adamiak. The ATF replaced dozens of internal parts in the nonfiring device in order to get it to fire one...

(Photo illustration from licensed Shutterstock account.) By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The entire State of Missouri can rest much easier now. The ATF has made the Show-Me State...

A MAC flat owned by Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, who owned and sold many of the legal devices. The ATF wanted to charge him for possessing unregistered machineguns, even though Adamiak’s...

By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Print journalism is pretty simple, really. At least it used to be. For decades there were basically two types of stories, news and...

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Photo from licensed Shutterstock account.) By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The U.S. Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section describes itself merely as one...

By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project It now appears that the only way former American sailor Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, may get out of his undeserved 20-year prison sentence is...

Fort Devens Rifle & Pistol Club members engaging popup targets. (Photo courtesy of the Fort Devens Rifle & Pistol Club). By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project A small civilian...

Glock switches convert semi-auto handguns to full-auto. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Justice). By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Alabama banned so-called “Glock switches” Wednesday, which are already prohibited...

By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Patrick “Tate” Adamiak never demonstrated at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. He was not one of the more than 1,500...