Moolenaar Votes to Reaffirm Veterans' Second Amendment Rights

Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that ensures veterans will not have their Second Amendment rights taken away by bureaucrats.

Current practice at the VA takes away a veteran's Second Amendment rights if they appoint a fiduciary to handle their financial affairs because the VA reports the veteran as being "mentally incompetent" to the FBI's National Criminal Background Check System. That designation could result in veterans being blocked from legally purchasing a firearm.

A veteran may apply for relief through the VA, putting a bureaucrat at the department in charge of a veteran's Second Amendment rights.

Today's legislation would end the practice of the VA reporting the name of a veteran as being "mentally incompetent" unless a determination has been made by a judge that such an individual is a danger to themselves or others.

Congressman Moolenaar voted for the legislation today and made the following statement:

"Americans' treasure their constitutional rights and the Second Amendment is no exception. There is already a legal process through the courts to prohibit the mentally ill from buying firearms. That decision belongs in the judicial branch, and not in the hands of bureaucrats at the VA, a department that has mistreated so many of our nation's heroes."

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