Patrick Tate Adamiak and Pastor Russell Fincher completed ATF Form 4473 but the FBI denied their firearm purchases nearly two months after President Donald L. Trump signed their pardons on Sept. 3, 2026. Adamiak sought an Auto-Ordnance semi-automatic Thompson with engraved images of President Trump and Fincher sought a Smith & Wesson Victory handgun. ATF Director Robert Cekada said Friday morning his agency does not issue denials because the form goes to the FBI, which had not answered emailed media questions, and Fincher described the result as frustrating despite restored legal ownership.