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General Category => National/Breaking News => Second Amendment => Topic started by: Elderberry on July 27, 2019, 07:08:44 pm

Title: Veterans who get help with VA benefits need 2nd Amendment protections, Congressmen say
Post by: Elderberry on July 27, 2019, 07:08:44 pm

Connecting Vets by Abbie Bennett 7/26/2019

Some veterans who need appointed help to manage their Department of Veterans Affairs benefits could have their Second Amendment rights threatened, two Congressmen say, so they’ve filed a bill to keep that from happening.

The Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act would “prevent veterans from losing their Second Amendment right to purchase or own a firearm because they receive help managing their VA benefits,” according to a news release from Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.

If the VA appoints a fiduciary to help a veteran or their beneficiary manage their VA benefits, VA is required, under current law, to send that veteran or beneficiary’s name to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). A fiduciary is a trustee, or someone appointed to act in a person’s best interest, manage assets, or in this case, help manage VA benefits.

More: https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/veterans-fiduciary-va-benefits-need-2nd-amendment-protection-congressmen-say (https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/veterans-fiduciary-va-benefits-need-2nd-amendment-protection-congressmen-say)

Title: Re: Veterans who get help with VA benefits need 2nd Amendment protections, Congressmen say
Post by: truth_seeker on July 27, 2019, 08:02:44 pm

The co sponsor Phil Roe R-Tenn, is an MD, a vet himself.