FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly showed up in New Zealand this summer with diplomatic pleasantries and a handful of plastic guns that authorities rushed to get rid of because of an explosion risk.
The “inoperable pistols” he handed to senior security officials as gifts were actually Maverick PG22s, 3D-printed revolvers modeled on a toy Nerf gun and beloved by the hobbyist gunsmith crowd, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.
AP first revealed that Patel gifted the revolvers as part of display stands during meetings with New Zealand’s police and spy chiefs and two cabinet ministers in July. Police documents released this week confirmed the guns’ identity and made clear why they didn’t stay in those officials’ offices for long.
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