{"id":166994,"date":"2021-02-24T05:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=166994"},"modified":"2021-02-24T05:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T10:13:45","slug":"new-bill-would-protect-veterans-from-gun-confiscation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-bill-would-protect-veterans-from-gun-confiscation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bill Would Protect Veterans from Gun Confiscation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-bill-would-protect-veterans-from-gun-confiscation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=166994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pjimage-3.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A bill introduced on Wednesday would make it more difficult to take gun rights from veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/301a28247b80ab82279e92afb\/files\/9491d6de-4a50-47e0-b70f-0f6c8c402196\/CHENEY_016_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act<\/a>, introduced by Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) and Rep. Mike Bost (R., Ill.), would\u00a0restrict when the Veterans Administration can take away veterans&#8217; right to buy or own a gun. It would require a legal determination that a veteran was a threat to himself or others before stripping him of his Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Guns<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/bill-would-add-gun-rights-protections-for-veterans\/\"><strong>New Bill Would Protect Veterans from Gun Confiscation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/gun-control-groups-lash-out-at-biden\/\"><strong>Gun-Control Groups Lash Out at Biden<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/new-york-ag-moves-to-toss-nra-bankruptcy\/\"><strong>New York AG Moves to Toss NRA Bankruptcy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bill could impact the hundreds of thousands of veterans who have had their gun rights taken despite never committing a crime or being legally declared a threat to themselves or others. It would also further clarify what level of scrutiny is required before infringing upon a core constitutional right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one, especially those who risked their lives defending our nation, should have their constitutional rights infringed,&#8221; Cheney said. &#8220;The legislation that Ranking Member Bost and I introduced today will ensure that the Second Amendment Rights of law-abiding veterans are not hindered by government red tape, and will prevent unelected bureaucrats from denying veterans of their ability to purchase or own a firearm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Veterans Administration adds any veterans or beneficiaries to the federal background check system whenever they have a fiduciary appointed to manage their finances. That makes the veteran a prohibited person and effectively bans him or her from gun ownership. The arrangement leaves veterans in a unique position in which their gun rights can be taken away by government employees without a determination from a judge or magistrate.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bost called the current situation &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and a &#8220;shameful practice that violates what our country stands for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Veterans fought to defend our constitutional rights, including the Second Amendment right to own a firearm,&#8221; he said. &#8220;No government bureaucrat should be able to strip them of that right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A similar bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/1181\/all-actions?overview=closed#tabs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed the House with bipartisan support<\/a> in 2017 but was never brought to a vote in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill introduced on Wednesday would make it more difficult to take gun rights from veterans. The\u00a0Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, introduced by Rep. 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