U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class (E-6) Patrick “Tate” Adamiak received a 20-year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty on Oct. 21, 2022 for illegally selling machine guns and possessing grenade launchers.

But it’s all nonsense. His conviction is a travesty, and if President Trump is in the market for a worthy person to pardon, he need look no further than this young sailor.

During a six-year period beginning 2016, Adamiak bought, sold and traded thousands of gun parts through Gun Trader, then later his own website. He intended to acquire enough items to open a military museum when he eventually separated from the Navy.

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