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Veterans' gun rights are salvaged by the House GOP




Considering the challenges that come with dealing with any government agency, it is not a surprise that some veterans want help when dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This has meant that veterans, until recently, were added to the FBI National Instant Criminal Check System (NICS) list, which denies people their legal access to firearms. The Republican members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs decided they were going to work to change this. The problem is that

Law Fulfilled

The push by the GOP was a success when there was language included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 that stopped the practice. This means that the VA now will no longer have to worry about being legally unable to own a firearm because of needing some help.

Rep Mike Bost (IL-12), after the passing of the law, said “For far too long, the men and women who have fought for all American’s constitutional rights were wrongfully treated differently when it came to their own rights. No veteran should lose their constitutional right to bear arms simply because they need help managing their finances, and if they are a danger to themselves or others, a judge should make that decision – not a VA bureaucrat. As Chairman, a sportsman, and a veteran, getting the veteran community the due process rights they have earned has long been one of my top priorities.”

NICS List

According to the FBI website, “The NICS Indices contains information on people who are prohibited from receiving firearms by federal or state law. This information helps the FBI make sure firearms are not sold or transferred to people who are prohibited from receiving them.” It makes one wonder why this was happening to men and women who served their country and were willing to risk their lives to do so. Considering the other humiliations that the VA throws onto veterans, this is another example of veterans being considered dangerous by people who are unable to be fired because of a powerful government union.

Fix Needed

It is one thing to stop the practice, now the people added to the list by bureaucrats who have no oversight need to be removed. The very people who put their names on the list need to be removed from their positions to spend their time doing this. These men and women need to have this humiliation removed from their records and a public apology. Needing help does not mean they should be made powerless to defend themselves from a criminal element that has been emboldened by the very political party of the bureaucrats who did this.

The government has gotten to the point that people are unable to keep track of all that it does, which is why we need to keep watch all we can. Veterans are just one of the groups that keep being attacked by a government filled with bureaucrats that are die hard Democrats. The GOP has rarely actually done anything useful when they have power, but this is one of those little wins that can go a long way.

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