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[QUOTE]Originally posted by turbokid: [QB] not sure if anyone saw this but i thought id post it up for discussion. ------- [b]There is NO such bill as the "Veterans Disarmament Act"....it doesn't exist. The bill this person is referring to is H.R. 2640 which would just continue certain policies...and, actually, protect many veterans. It would require government agencies and states to provide NCIC with names of persons who have a "court order" denying them the right to buy a firearm, who have been legally declared a "mental defective" or who have been "committed to a mental institution", and those convicted of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence." This is all pretty standard stuff and has been going on for years. This has NOTHING to do with PTSD. In fact, PTSD patients are protected....see (C) below. A medical diagnosis does NOT get a vet on the list. The protections are all listed below from the bill. And, the states would be required to update this info on a quarterly basis. (1) IN GENERAL- No department or agency of the Federal Government may provide to the Attorney General any record of an adjudication or determination related to the mental health of a person, or any commitment of a person to a mental institution if-- (A) the adjudication, determination, or commitment, respectively, has been set aside or expunged, or the person has otherwise been fully released or discharged from all mandatory treatment, supervision, or monitoring; (B) the person has been found by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority to no longer suffer from the mental health condition that was the basis of the adjudication, determination, or commitment, respectively, or has otherwise been found to be rehabilitated through any procedure available under law; or (C) the adjudication, determination, or commitment, respectively, is based solely on a medical finding of disability, without a finding that the person is a danger to himself or to others or that the person lacks the mental capacity to manage his own affairs. The legislation would actually give veterans, and others, the chance to get off the NCIC list if they were put on it in the past. This is a major step forward. I am NOT a believer in gun control. I, like many veterans, keep a legal weapon in my home. So, I am disappointed that the person who wrote this article is distorting the facts. We do NOT need misinformation like this making the rounds in the veterans' community. Larry Scott Founder & Editor VA Watchdog dot Org [URL=http://www.vawatchdog.org]www.vawatchdog.org[/URL] [/b] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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