It has been pretty well documented that today’s Democrat party is out to undermine the 2nd Amendment whenever possible.
Some Democrats are willing to admit that they want guns confiscated from all Americans but most like to pretend that they believe in “common sense” reforms which basically means they want to make it impossible for law abiding citizens to defend themselves.
Unfortunately, our nation’s veterans have been caught up in this movement as well and as many as 260,000 of them have been stripped of their right to own a gun.
Two Senate Republicans are seeking to understand the Veterans Affairs office practice of reporting veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check system.
Currently a veterans assigned a fiduciary trustee to act on their behalf is automatically declared “mentally defective” and is reported to NICS, the database Federal Firearms Licensees use to determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy guns. As of December 2015, the VA has reported 260,381 individuals to the FBI, effectively making them prohibited firearms possessors under the law.
Making a due process argument, the lawmakers argue the VA uses the fiduciary trustee status of a veteran to regulate firearms possession without ever seeking to find out if the service member is a danger to themselves or others
If there is anyone who shouldn’t be stripped of their right to own a gun it’s someone who defended our freedom with one wouldn’t you think?
Just another example of the incompetence of this administration and a reminder of how big government mixups have serious consequences for your average American citizen.
Hopefully they get this resolved soon but with this administration it’s not likely.
