Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) clashed with FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary hearing Tuesday over a new physical requirement for FBI applicants: the ability to do a pull-up. The requirement, which Patel implemented during his tenure as director, has drawn criticism from Hirono, who argued that "physiological differences" between men and women make the standard unfair.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has quietly modified its firearm transfer form 4473, which all gun buyers must complete before a background check, to include a third gender option: “non-binary.” The change, introduced under the Biden administration, departs from the traditional “male” or “female” selections that had long been the standard.
Senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice are actively discussing the possibility of banning transgender individuals from owning firearms, following a deadly shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis allegedly carried out by a transgender individual. Multiple DOJ sources confirmed to Breitbart News that the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has held several meetings on the matter in recent days.
Robert “Robin” Westman, the 17-year-old who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, was reportedly tied to shadowy online extremist groups that prey on vulnerable youth.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) drew sharp criticism this week after mocking the power of prayer in response to the tragic mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, where two children were killed and 17 others wounded during morning Mass.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) downplayed reports that the Minneapolis Catholic school shooter identified as transgender and expressed anti-Trump sentiments, instead shifting focus to gun control during an interview Wednesday on MSNBC’s The Briefing.
