VA to End Gun Restrictions on Veterans Who Require Money Managers
The VA will only report veterans to the FBI’s firearm background check system after a court finds them a danger, potentially restoring rights for over 63,000 veterans.
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VA Ends Decades-Old Policy That Stripped Some Vets of Gun Rights
A nearly thirty-year-old federal government policy that disarmed certain veterans without a conviction or judicial determination is being undone. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Tuesday that it would no longer report veterans who need help from a fiduciary in managing their benefits to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to prevent them from… Source
VA to end gun restrictions on veterans who require money managers
The VA will no longer flag veterans as "prohibited persons" for inclusion in the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System after they are appointed a money manager to handle their disability payments and other financial benefits.
VA Ends Gun Reporting Rule Affecting Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Veterans who receive help managing their VA benefits will no longer be automatically reported to the federal gun background check system, a move the Department of Veterans Affairs says restores Second Amendment rights to thousands of former service members. What This Means for You Veterans in the VA Fiduciary Program will no longer be automatically reported to the federal gun background check system. VA is working with the FB…
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