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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They didn’t consider them unfit to carry guns when they sent them off to fight overseas so why are they unfit now?
Way past time to defend our CONS$#%&!@*UTION .
Thanks, Mike. I might look for it. I admit I don’t go to Huff for info for the same reason I don’t go to any left- or right-wing sites. I did read the article posted here, though, and I noticed that what the article said wasn’t quite exactly what the headline says. One other thing I do know–A few years ago I had to do gun-law research for an article I was working on, and I discovered gun laws have actually loosened up over the past 20 years. Now, should a vet having psych difficulties be able to buy a gun? I don’t know. Should anyone having psych difficulties be cleared to buy a gun?
If there is truth to this, it must be stopped.
the Government will never take our guns but we will take theres………soon !!!
Demanded eric holder explain…good one …demanded…ya …good one…think maybe MORE THAN 20% of conservs will vote in the next election………………THEY BETTER!!!
Could E.H. be following “” Hiltler’s “” Plan ??
Because vets are the most likely to shoot thugs armed with illegal weapons. The inmates MUST be free to run the $#%&!@*ylum.
well ya because of the fact that vets know how to shot better then the average american and could also say possible deniability to avoid haven their guns taken
This is why I don’t, and won’t use my VA medical benefits. Consider this, 2 Million combat veterans well trained and experienced in insurgency warfare, If you were trying to be Dictator of America, whom would you fear most?