VA Being Used by Anti-Gun Zealots to Betray War Weary Veterans They are Paid to Help
It is not good for veterans to distrust the VA on whom many depend for medical care and other important earned benefits. That trust that is critically important between physician and patient is being destroyed by anti-gun zealots and anti-war leftists who fear veterans who return from fighting for the freedom of strangers to see their freedom being systematically taken away by politicians and bureaucrats.
WND reports that the ObamaAdministration insists it’s routine for officials to send letters to veterans informing them that they may be declared incompetent and consequently stripped of their Second Amendment rights.
WND reported that in 2009 the Obama Administration warned that “returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to rightwing extremists.”
So when hundreds, maybe thousands, of veterans began getting letters notifying them that they had been determined ineligible to own or possess firearms or ammunition, people became concerned.
WND reported that a veteran in Oregon received a letter warning him that “evidence indicates you are not able to handle your VA benefit payments because of a physical or mental condition. We propose to rate you incompetent for VA purposes. That means we must decide if you are able to handle your VA benefit payments.”
The letter concludes: “A determination of incompetency will prohibit you from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. If you knowingly violate any of these prohibitions, you may be fined, imprisoned or both.”
Many veterans who were treated at some time during their service for Post Traumatic Stress have reportedly been informed that they may no longer possess a firearm or ammunition.
Veterans who use VA medical facilities have noticed mandatory questioners becoming more and more personal and intrusive. Recently there have been reports from all corners of the nation of veterans receiving letters informing them that it has been determined that they are no longer capable of managing their veterans benefits and are no longer allowed to own, use or transport a gun or ammunition. This is especially offensive and alarming to veterans who have been trained to live with and depend on firearms for safety and survival.