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Liberty Safe, America’s top gun safe manufacturer gave the FBI access codes to a safe owned by someone who was present at the J6 protest.
A gun safe manufacturer is facing criticism from conservatives online after it provided the access code of a person’s safe to the FBI.
Liberty Safe, the manufacturer, clarified that it had been contacted by the FBI in late August to provide a safe’s access code for a person it was investigating, with the agency giving Liberty Safe proof of a valid property search warrant of this person. The manufacturer said its policy is only to provide access codes to law enforcement if there is a warrant that grants law enforcement access to a person’s property.
The person the FBI was investigating was reportedly named Nathan Hughes, an Arkansas resident who attended the Jan. 6 Capitol protest, according to conservative comedians and YouTubers Keith and Kevin Hodge, also known as the Hodge Twins. The agency performed a complete search of Hughes’s house and also asked Liberty Safe for the passcode to Hughes’s safe, according to a statement from the Hodge Twins released Monday.
“Liberty Safe is devoted to protecting the personal property and 2nd amendment rights of our customers and has repeatedly denied requests for access codes without a warrant in the past,” read an online statement from Liberty Safe. “We do not give out combinations without proper legal documentation being provided by authorities.”
Liberty Safe, America’s top gun safe manufacturer gave the FBI access codes to a safe owned by someone who was present at the J6 protest.
In its statement, Liberty Safe said, “We regularly update our policies to ensure both compliance with federal and state law and reasonable consumer privacy protections within the law. First and foremost, Liberty Safe is committed to preserving our customers’ rights, and we will remain unwavering in those values.”
Conservative comic duo Keith and Kevin Hodge, in a Sept. 4, 2023, tweet about Hughes’ arrest, said Hodge was arrested at gunpoint, while his girlfriend was held at gunpoint and put in handcuffs, RedState reports.
According to the Hodges, “The FBI turned off his security cameras, unplugged his internet, and flipped his house upside down in a search.”
They tweeted: “We all know how heated this political climate is getting, but they’ve pushed too far and it’s time for people to speak up for people getting screwed by the system. BLM and Antifa can go burn down our cities and get off the hook, but Trump supporters get raided and rounded up for protesting.”
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