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has anyone heard of this? (Original Post) gejohnston Nov 2016 OP
This is errant nonsense MadLinguist Nov 2016 #1
yes and no gejohnston Nov 2016 #4
Actually, it's mostly true tortoise1956 Nov 2016 #6
I already figure that Obama has already taken away all guns. rusty quoin Nov 2016 #2
News to me, and I've been using the VA for almost 20 years... TreasonousBastard Nov 2016 #3
I have been using them for ten, gejohnston Nov 2016 #5

MadLinguist

(779 posts)
1. This is errant nonsense
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 01:44 AM
Nov 2016

The article claims that the VA not only has the authority to revoke a veteran's gun rights, but that they can control his or her finances. No, the VA has no authority over either. This is some scare tactic bullshit. The VA has problems, yes, but it just doesn't have this kind of power.

tortoise1956

(671 posts)
6. Actually, it's mostly true
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 01:41 AM
Nov 2016

If you look online, you will find that the VA can indeed control veteran finances as far as pay and benefits owed for military service. Here is a link to the search page that has the VA document describing how this is done:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=supervised+direct+payment+status+VA

As part of this, they must first declare the veteran to be mentally incompetent. Once this is done, they then report this information to the FBI , which adds this to the database used to run background checks under the "Mentally Defective" category. Go to this link and read for yourself:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=supervised+direct+payment+status+VA

Once this has been done, then the veteran will most likely fail a background check. Depending upon where the veteran lives, it could also trigger a confiscation of any firearms he already has.

So there it is. It exists, but not for general finances. It doesn't automatically trigger loss of second amendment rights, but it can certainly lead to that.

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
2. I already figure that Obama has already taken away all guns.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 02:03 AM
Nov 2016

After all it was said 100s of times, with such emphasis that the right could not be wrong and no longer have guns because they are always right.

Or are they always full of shit?

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. News to me, and I've been using the VA for almost 20 years...
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 02:04 AM
Nov 2016

but I've never had anything like a competency hearing.

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