Proposed Gun Rights Protection Act Gains Support
Apr 19, 2016 20:27:28 GMT -8
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Post by Origanalist on Apr 19, 2016 20:27:28 GMT -8
Posted by Jenn Jacques on April 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm
In an effort to protect and restore citizens’ Second Amendment rights, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced the “Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act“;
Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act
Since at least 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs has reported veterans to NICS as
“mental defective” for the use of a fiduciary to manage a veterans VA benefits. According
to the Congressional Research Service, over 99% of all names reported to NICS as “mental
defective” are provided by the VA.
In President Obama’s Jan. 2016, statement calling for increasing the restrictions on Second
Amendment rights, the President called on Social Security Administration and Department
of Health and Human Services to finalize rulemaking procedures for reporting individuals
to NICS in a similar manner as the VA. State mental health organizations have admitted
to “rubberstamping” mental health evaluations, without investigation, which have been
used to restrict firearms ownership on the state level.
The Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act would protect the rights on individuals by
ensuring due process rights are upheld in reporting an individual to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System. In addition, the legislation:
• Prohibits the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to an individual that has
been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Adjudication requires findings by a judicial officer or court and the individual
receives notice to participate with counsel.
• Within 90 days, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must review and remove from
NICS any veteran that has not been adjudicated as mentally incompetent. The
Attorney General will certify that the removal of names has taken place.
• Prevents the Social Security Administrator from reporting individuals to NICS
unless individual has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent. Attorney General
will conduct a yearly review to certify reported names have necessary
documentation.
• Attorney General must certify a state’s report indicating a person had been
adjudicated as mentally incompetent prior to inclusion to NICS.
• All individuals considered to no longer be adjudicated as mentally incompetent will
be notified and have their rights restored.
The Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act is supported by the National Association
of Gun Rights and Gun Owners of America.
www.paul.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Protecting%20Gun%20Rights%20and%20Due%20Process%20Act1.pdf
The bill aims to put an end to the Obama administration’s unconstitutional executive orders to deny Second Amendment rights to any citizen with an elected representative for social security or veterans benefits if deemed “unfit”. To date, this has resulted in nearly 200,000 veterans losing their right to keep and bear arms.
The VA has reportedly declared 260,381 veterans with fiduciary trustees to the background check system as “mentally defective” and According to the Congressional Research Service, over 99% of all names reported to NICS as “mental defective” are provided by the VA.
Paul’s bill would abolish Obama’s executive action which allows the infringement on the gun rights of 4.2 million citizens enrolled in the SSA and VA and would restore gun rights to veterans, seniors, and others who have already had their gun rights revoked. If passed, it would also block states and agencies from submitting individual records to the federal NICS “no-guns” database without due process in an actual court of law, complete with the right to counsel and a hearing.
The bill, introduced last week, is now supported by the National Association of Gun Rights and Gun Owners of America.
Personal Liberty reported:
(Rand) Paul says his Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act will stop the Obama administration’s quiet gun grab in its tracks by requiring SSA and VA to get a doctor’s opinion before reporting anyone to the FBI as unfit for gun ownership.
“I refuse to stand idly by while the Obama administration unilaterally strips away gun rights from our nation’s veterans and seniors. The Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act will provide necessary protection for gun-owning Americans, and ultimately ensure that the Second Amendment is not infringed upon,” Paul said.
In addition to requiring that seniors and vets are only reported to the NICS after proper medical review, Paul’s legislation would require the attorney general to review the names reported to the FBI on a yearly basis to ensure that VA and SSA officials are in compliance with the legislation. Paul also wants the names already reported to the NICS by the VA and SSA reviewed.
“Senator Paul’s new bill is the only one in Congress that would block — not expand — the loopholes that have allowed President Obama to categorically strip Second Amendment rights from thousands of law-abiding veterans, senior citizens, and other gun owners without due process,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights.
continued.. bearingarms.com/proposed-gun-rights-protection-act-gains-support/
In an effort to protect and restore citizens’ Second Amendment rights, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced the “Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act“;
Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act
Since at least 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs has reported veterans to NICS as
“mental defective” for the use of a fiduciary to manage a veterans VA benefits. According
to the Congressional Research Service, over 99% of all names reported to NICS as “mental
defective” are provided by the VA.
In President Obama’s Jan. 2016, statement calling for increasing the restrictions on Second
Amendment rights, the President called on Social Security Administration and Department
of Health and Human Services to finalize rulemaking procedures for reporting individuals
to NICS in a similar manner as the VA. State mental health organizations have admitted
to “rubberstamping” mental health evaluations, without investigation, which have been
used to restrict firearms ownership on the state level.
The Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act would protect the rights on individuals by
ensuring due process rights are upheld in reporting an individual to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System. In addition, the legislation:
• Prohibits the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to an individual that has
been adjudicated as mentally incompetent or committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Adjudication requires findings by a judicial officer or court and the individual
receives notice to participate with counsel.
• Within 90 days, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must review and remove from
NICS any veteran that has not been adjudicated as mentally incompetent. The
Attorney General will certify that the removal of names has taken place.
• Prevents the Social Security Administrator from reporting individuals to NICS
unless individual has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent. Attorney General
will conduct a yearly review to certify reported names have necessary
documentation.
• Attorney General must certify a state’s report indicating a person had been
adjudicated as mentally incompetent prior to inclusion to NICS.
• All individuals considered to no longer be adjudicated as mentally incompetent will
be notified and have their rights restored.
The Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act is supported by the National Association
of Gun Rights and Gun Owners of America.
www.paul.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Protecting%20Gun%20Rights%20and%20Due%20Process%20Act1.pdf
The bill aims to put an end to the Obama administration’s unconstitutional executive orders to deny Second Amendment rights to any citizen with an elected representative for social security or veterans benefits if deemed “unfit”. To date, this has resulted in nearly 200,000 veterans losing their right to keep and bear arms.
The VA has reportedly declared 260,381 veterans with fiduciary trustees to the background check system as “mentally defective” and According to the Congressional Research Service, over 99% of all names reported to NICS as “mental defective” are provided by the VA.
Paul’s bill would abolish Obama’s executive action which allows the infringement on the gun rights of 4.2 million citizens enrolled in the SSA and VA and would restore gun rights to veterans, seniors, and others who have already had their gun rights revoked. If passed, it would also block states and agencies from submitting individual records to the federal NICS “no-guns” database without due process in an actual court of law, complete with the right to counsel and a hearing.
The bill, introduced last week, is now supported by the National Association of Gun Rights and Gun Owners of America.
Personal Liberty reported:
(Rand) Paul says his Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act will stop the Obama administration’s quiet gun grab in its tracks by requiring SSA and VA to get a doctor’s opinion before reporting anyone to the FBI as unfit for gun ownership.
“I refuse to stand idly by while the Obama administration unilaterally strips away gun rights from our nation’s veterans and seniors. The Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act will provide necessary protection for gun-owning Americans, and ultimately ensure that the Second Amendment is not infringed upon,” Paul said.
In addition to requiring that seniors and vets are only reported to the NICS after proper medical review, Paul’s legislation would require the attorney general to review the names reported to the FBI on a yearly basis to ensure that VA and SSA officials are in compliance with the legislation. Paul also wants the names already reported to the NICS by the VA and SSA reviewed.
“Senator Paul’s new bill is the only one in Congress that would block — not expand — the loopholes that have allowed President Obama to categorically strip Second Amendment rights from thousands of law-abiding veterans, senior citizens, and other gun owners without due process,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights.
continued.. bearingarms.com/proposed-gun-rights-protection-act-gains-support/
