Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) recently sent Eric Holder a letter when he was Attorney General demanding to know why the VA has been placing veterans on a federal gun ban list – labeling them as “mentally defective”.
Grassley wrote, “The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is effectively a national gun ban list and placement on the list precludes the ownership and possession of firearms. According to the Congressional Research Service, as of June 1, 2012, 99.3% of all names reported to the NICS list’s “mental defective” category were provided by the Veterans Administration (VA) even though reporting requirements apply to all federal agencies. 1 And that percentage remained virtually unchanged as of April 2013.2 Given the numbers, it is essential to ensure that the process by which the VA reports names to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for placement on the NICS list recognizes and protects the fundamental nature of veterans’ rights under the Second Amendment.”
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Wow!
Just another lying dogwhistle for you righties.
Not true. Not in the least.
NOW IT’S ALL OBAMA ‘S FAULT RELEASING PRISNERS;;== BEHEADS PEOPLE IN RETROBUTION AND PUTS MONEY & GUNS IN THERE HANDS ===THEY CAN’T DO IT ;;;WITHOUT HIS HELP @[386299971459229:274:Impeach obama and his crohns he hired in]LP !!!!!???
HEY HOW is that IMPEACHMEN THINGIE workin fer ya ?? better hurry up he will be out of office in a year,,,while you ar at it you can SUE HIM,,,,• After Second Attorney Quits John Boehner Can’t Find A …
http://www.politicususa.com/…/attorney-quits-john-boehner-find-lawyer-sue-o...
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Oct 30, 2014 – After Second Attorney Quits John Boehner Can’t Find A Lawyer Who Will Sue Obama. By: Jason Easley more from Jason Easley. Thursday …
• John Boehner’s Lawyer Quits Because Lawsuit Against …
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Sep 22, 2014 – Speaker of the House John Boehner had to find a new lawyer to represent him in his lawsuit against President Obama after his attorney quit …
• House GOP’s lawyers give up on anti-Obama lawsuit | MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel…/house-gops-lawyers-give-anti-obama-lawsuit
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Oct 30, 2014 – Just when it seems the House Republicans’ anti-Obama lawsuit … Boehner’s office wouldn’t comment on why they quit the case, though a …
House GOP’s anti-Obama lawsuit gets a price tag
08/26/14
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By Steve Benen
It’s been about a month since House Republicans voted to move forward with an odd lawsuit against President Obama, and yesterday, the election-year stunt got a price tag.
D.C. law firm BakerHostetler will handle the House Republicans’ lawsuit against President Barack Obama.
House Administration Chairwoman Candice S. Miller, R-Mich., said the firm has been contracted to represent the House in the district court civil suit. According to the contract, the lawsuit will cost the House up to $350,000, billed at a rate of $500/hour.
In a statement, Miller, who signed the contract with the powerful Beltway law firm, said the $350,000 in taxpayer money is a “cap,” which “will not be raised.”
What happens if the lawsuit drags on for years and the $350,000 is exhausted? Your guess is as good as mine.
They aren’t taking anyone’s guns, they never were and never said they would. That is just right wing media trying to get everyone’s panties in a bunch and people are dumb enough to fall for it. “sawed off shotguns” ,, guns with tampered serial numbers,,,fully automatic weapons,,,a shotgun without a” shell limiter “while hunting, are ALL examples of an ILEGAL WEAPON,, have been that way for some time…outlawing certain weapons is NOTHING NEW,,,,,,unless you are a convicted felon,,under age or mentally ill ,,, NO ONE IS COMING FOR YOUR,,GUN
Myth #1: They’re coming for your guns.
Fact-check: No one knows the exact number of guns in America, but it’s clear there’s no practical way to round them all up (never mind that no one in Washington is proposing this). Yet if you fantasize about rifle-toting citizens facing down the government, you’ll rest easy knowing that America’s roughly 80 million gun owners already have the feds and cops outgunned by a factor of around 79 to 1.
Civilian 310 million guns
14 million handguns
110 million rifles
86 million shotguns
Law enforcement and military,, 4 million
They can have mine one bullet at a time
Click bait again. this article from Bob Owens, a strong supporter of 2nd amendment rights debunks this BS. I read these memes from this truth and action and they have all been misleading or flat out wrong. I don’t understand why you folks love being lied to repeatedly. http://www.bob-owens.com/2013/02/dont-beleive-the-hype-on-the-va-letter-summarily-denying-vets-gun-rights/
They won’t listen. They won’t even research and when shown definitive proof of otherwise, they just dig their heels in deeper. They are a gullible bunch of idiots.
Source: S.669&HR2547
A bill to amend $#%&!@*le 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes [including 2nd Amendment rights].
Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considering any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 10. Question 10: Absolute right to gun ownership Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
Topic: Gun Control
Headline: Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights (Score: 2)
Headline 2: Sponsored bill limiting guns by danger, not incompetence (Score: 2)
Key for participation codes:
Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Surveys: ‘+’ supports; ‘-‘ opposes.
Note, a few Dems and a bunch of Republicans supported this Bill. Democrats participating in 2009-S669
Ciro Rodriguez s1s Texas Democrat (until 2010)
Zack Space s1s Ohio Democrat (until 2010)
Harry Teague s1s New Mexico Democrat (until 2010)
Tim Walz s1s Minnesota Democrat
James Webb s1s VA Democratic Sr Senator (Retiring)
Republicans participating in 2009-S669
John Boozman s1s AR Republican Jr Senator
Henry Brown s1s South Carolina Republican (until 2010)
Richard Burr s2p NC Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative
Tom Coburn s1s OK Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative
Thad Cochran s1s MS Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo s1s ID Republican Sr Senator
Jim DeMint s1s SC Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative
John Ensign s1s NV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi s1s WY Republican Sr Senator
Lindsey Graham s1s SC Republican Sr Senator
Chuck Gr$#%&!@*ley s1s IA Republican Sr Senator
James Inhofe s1s OK Republican Sr Senator
Jeff Miller s1s Florida Republican
Jerry Moran s2p Kansas Republican (until 2010)
Lisa Murkowski s1s AK Republican Sr Senator
Jim Risch s1s ID Former Republican Governor (2006-2007); U.S. Senator
Pat Roberts s1s KS Republican Sr Senator
John Thune s1s SD Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative
David Vitter s1s LA Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative
Roger Wicker s1s Mississippi Republican (Senate 2008)