Gun ownership has exploded in firearms-friendly Texas and nationwide, and people of color are among the market’s fastest-growing segment. But that doesn’t...
Hosni and Ibrahim Omeis caught the attention of the FBI when they did something that millions of Americans do every year: shop for a gun for self protection.Gun ownership has exploded in firearms-friendly Texas and nationwide, and people of color are among the market’s fastest-growing segment. But that doesn’t mean shopping for a gun is always an enjoyable experience for these new buyers.
The two were also later indicted for being unlawful drug users in possession of a firearm and faced up to a decade in prison. “Even if I had knowledge concerning the situation, Beretta U.S.A. would not comment publicly on a matter of law enforcement investigation,” said the attorney, Jeff Reh.Do you use drugs? If you own a gun, the feds could put you in prison, which worries cannabis advocates
Syed said the FBI could have already been aware of the brothers or may have spoken to a relative of theirs about an unrelated matter. Federal prosecutors in 2019 filed just 298 cases, the Post found. That same year, about 27 million firearms background checks were performed. The newspaper found similar numbers for 2018. The outcome of the prosecutions was not clear from the data.Hassled while shopping
“The end result is that you have tens of thousands of Muslims who are on the FBI’s radar who have nothing to do with anything,” Syed said.“I can speak for Black Americans…some of us go through hell in purchasing a firearm,” said Philip Smith, president of the National African American Gun Association, which has almost 50,000 members nationwide.
A new study co-authored by a director of the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center found Black people accounted for 21% of the estimated 7.5 million people who became first-time gun buyers from January 2019 to April 2021. “I would get these types of questions: What do you plan on doing with these weapons?” he said. “The unspoken word is you’re not supposed to have that.”For the Omeis brothers, a Facebook post similar to what many others post about civil rights played a role in the investigation.
The brothers initially visited the Bullet Trap in Plano while looking for a gun for self-defense, said Hosni Omeis’ attorney, Joey Mongaras, in an interview. “However, while the brothers were in the store, they periodically conversed in Arabic in Employee 1′s presence,” the complaint said. “Due to Employee 1′s prior time in Doha [capital of Qatar], he was able to understand some of the conversation the brothers had between themselves in his presence in Arabic. Employee 1 believes that he heard the brothers talking about money in Arabic.”
Payton Gendron, 18, was evaluated due to mental health concerns last year, but it didn’t stop him from buying AR-style rifles legally. The owner of one gun store that sold a rifle to the teen told the New York Times he didn’t remember him.Mongaras said nothing in court records indicates the FBI was surveilling or tracking the Omeis brothers or even aware of them before the gun store visits.
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