2nd Amendment

The second amendment gives people the right to keep and bear Arms. Originally it applied to militias but in modern day times it guarantees an individual the right to have a firearm and in our case to be used to pursue a most noble pastime, that of hunting. Well Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson agrees and recently supported legislation in that arena.

  

Simpson supported H.R. 1181, and his spokesperson Nikki Wallace is here to explain. the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, would protect the 2nd Amendment rights of veterans who have been appointed a fiduciary from the VA.  Currently, such veterans are labeled mentally incompetent and their names are sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Criminal Background Check System.  This has the potential to prohibit these veterans from legally purchasing or owning a firearm.  H.R. 1181 would require a magistrate or judicial authority ruling declaring that the beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others before VA can label them "mentally defective."

 

"The right to due process should be afforded to all citizens, especially to the men and women who protect this right for their fellow Americans," emphasized Simpson.

 

All three bills were passed by the House of Representatives and will now move to the U.S. Senate for further review and action.