Veteran's With Disabilities/PTSD, etc and How It May Impact Your 2A Rights

[Alnamvet68]

Without going into a lengthy discussion about how some are making an end run around the Constitution and the 2A, read this article.

DISARMING AMERICA'S HEROES: Veterans receiving letters prohibiting the purchase, possession, receipt, or transport of a firearm or ammunition... | RedFlagNews.com

 

[sarge1967]

This is not good. Nor do I feel legal. That does not seem to stop them. I fear that many will not get the help they need for fear that their rights and freedoms will be taken away.

 

[Alnamvet68]

This is not good. Nor do I feel legal. That does not seem to stop them. I fear that many will not get the help they need for fear that their rights and freedoms will be taken away.

Exactly...I know of 3 gentlemen I served with who were in the "thick of the ****", with over 5 tours in Afghanistan each, who know they have some sort of stress related issues related to extended and frequent combat tours followed each time with continued non-stop training while back home in preparation for their next "job." These guys are fully aware of what the VA is trying to do, and have done with thousands of unsuspecting veterans who have seeked advive, counseling, or care from the VA only to find that they have been "blacklisted" with a letter from the VA to DHS and with a report to NICS.

 

[ladder13]

That is aweful, and an outrage. I'm writing my representatives.

 

[Alnamvet68]

Veterans take note.

 

[laskt9]

Tbh this is bull****. I have friends with "PTSD" and I would trust them with a firearm far more than most of the "gun nuts" I see at the range with their decked out ars they never fire but always seem to carry

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[Hapworth]

This is a legitimately concerning issue, but there's a lot of inaccurate information surrounding it. It's not a gun grab; it's a common VA process regarding veterans adjudicated mentally unfit to handle their own finances. It now has an added potential NICS report component.

This is well worth reading for more background on what's happening:

This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » That VA letter going around

 

[Alnamvet68]

It never was intended to be a "gun grab". The problem is that admin types within the VA have unilaterally decided to report all "suspect" veterans with "issues", financial or otherwise to NICS...that is the problem.

 

[SMSgt]

Other than filing for my "physical" disability a few years back, I have no contact with the VA at all.