House Passes Bill Allowing Mentally Ill Veterans To Own Guns

[Alea]

31. Anyone take the time to read the actual Bill?

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Or are you going by the basically fake news clickbait sensationalized title in the OP. Article isn't really fake news but the title certainly is. Although nowhere in the article, and I suspect they ommited it intentionally, do they mention the specifics of the actual Bill that can be found here:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/629

and summery of the Bill as follows and directly quoted:

"This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others."

So the click bait title says "House Passes Bill Allowing Mentally Ill Veterans To Own Guns" but the actual Bill simply states that some doctor at the VA can't put a veteran on the FBI no buy list (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) without due process.

To the anti gun folks... You do believe in do process right? Your day in court?

I also have to wonder about the OP's motives for posting what he more than likely new was an inaccurate sensationalized title to an article that conveniently leaves out the true nature of the Bill.