How would you feel if you received a letter from the U.S. Government informing you that because of a physical or mental condition that the government says you have, it is proposing to rule that you are incompetent to handle your own financial affairs? Suppose that letter also stated that the government is going to appoint a stranger to handle your affairs for you at your expense? That would certainly be scary enough but it gets worse.
What if that letter also stated: “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 pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Pub.L.No. 103-159, as implemented at 18, United States Code 924(a)(2).”?
That makes is sound like something right from a documentary on a tyrannical dictatorship somewhere in the world. Yet, as I write this I have a copy of such a letter right in front of me. It is being sent by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of America’s heroes. In my capacity as Executive Director of the United States Justice Foundation (USJF) I have been contacted by some of these veterans and the stories I am getting are appalling.
The letter provides no specifics on the reasons for the proposed finding of incompetency; just that is based on a determination by someone in the VA. In every state in the United States no one can be declared incompetent to administer their own affairs without due process of law and that usually requires a judicial hearing with evidence being offered to prove to a judge that the person is indeed incompetent. This is a requirement of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that states that no person shall “…be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law…”.
Obviously, the Department of Veterans Affairs can’t be bothered by such impediments as the Constitution, particularly since they are clearly pushing to fulfill one of Obama’s main goals, the disarming of the American people. Janet Napolitano has already warned law enforcement that some of the most dangerous among us are America’s heroes, our veterans, and now according to this letter from the VA they can be prohibited from buying or even possessing a firearm because of a physical or mental disability.
Think about it, the men and women who have laid their lives on the line to defend us and our Constitution are now having their own Constitutional rights denied. There are no clear criteria for the VA to declare a veteran incompetent. It can be the loss of a limb in combat, a head injury, a diagnosis of PTSD, or even a soldier just telling someone at the VA that he or she is depressed over the loss of a buddy in combat. In none of these situations has the person been found to be a danger to themselves or others. If that was the case than all of the Americans who have suffered from PTSD following the loss of a loved one or from being in a car accident would also have to be disqualified from owning firearms. It would also mean that everyone who has ever been depressed for any reason should be disarmed. In fact, many of the veterans being deprived of their rights have no idea why it is happening.
The answer seems to be it is simply because they are veterans. At the USJF we intend to find the truth by filing a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Veterans Affairs to force them to disclose the criteria they are using to place veterans on the background check list that keeps them from exercising their Second Amendment rights. Then we will take whatever legal steps are necessary to protect our American warriors.
The reality is that Obama will not get all of the gun control measures he wants through Congress, and they wouldn’t be enough for him anyway. He wants a totally disarmed America so there will be no resistance to his plans to rob us of our nation. That means we have to ask who will be next. If you are receiving a Social Security check will you get one of these letters? Will the government declare that you are incompetent because of your age and therefore banned from firearm ownership. It certainly fits in with the philosophy and plans of the Obama administration. It is also certain that our military veterans don’t deserve this and neither do any other Americans.
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With apologies to Forest Gump … “Tyrants are as tyrants do.”
“However political parties may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Farewell Address, Sep. 17, 1796
“The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from it’s government.” – Thomas Paine
“The time is now near at hand which must probably determine, whether Americans are to be, Freemen, or Slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their Houses, and Farms, are to be pillaged and destroyed, and they consigned to a State of Wretchedness from which no human efforts will probably deliver them. The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army – Our cruel and unrelenting Enemy leaves us no choice but a brave resistance, or the most abject submission; that is all we can expect – We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die.” — George Washington to his troops before the Battle of Long Island.
Our returning veterans are being treated this way because Obama, his DHS Gestapo, and the othe elites know that they are patriots and they know how to use weapons against tyrants, so they fear them as a potential obstacle to their tyranny.
To quote a few of their heroes, with explanatory comments in ( ):
“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” – Mao
(They revere Mao and the way he ruthlessly grabbed power in China. The fact that he murdered about 100 million Chinese to do it is, to them, a “feature,” not a “bug.”)
“If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves. … The only real power comes out of a long rifle. … Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach. … We don’t let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns? … The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.” — Joseph Stalin
“The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty.” — Adolf Hitler
(These psychopathic sociopaths in our government – and THEY ARE PRECISELY THAT, never make the mistake of doubting it – believe that they are anointed to be our rulers and that we are the equivalent of Hitler’s “subject races.” And we know what they did to “them.”)
Don’t tell me, “It can’t happen here in America.” To borrow a quote from Mike Vanderboegh,
“Anyone who tells you that ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ is whistling past the graveyard of history. There is no ‘house rule’ that bars tyranny coming to America. History is replete with republics whose people grew complacent and descended into imperial butchery and chaos.”
Hitler disarmed the Jews and others, then murdered millions
Stalin disarmed the Russians, them murdered millions
Mao disarmed the Chinese peasants, then murdered nearly 100 million.
The Turks disarmed the Armenians, then murdered 1.5-2 million.
Pol Pot disarmed the Cambodians and murdered millions.
Rwanda disarmed its ethnic groups, then murdered millions.
The list goes on … about 262 MILLION people murdered BY THEIR OWN GOVERNMENTS in the 20th century – AFTER they allowed those governments to disarm them. See: http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
They ALL thought “It can’t happen here” – until they were disarmed and it started, then it was too late. Don’t make the same mistake. Don’t EVER let your government disarm you.
The Founders knew that government, if not constrained at every step, will continue to accumulate power and control until it becomes tyranny. That’s why they feared standing armies and insisted that the “right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
THAT is why Obama and his Gestapo want our veterans – and the rest of us – disarmed.
CarlWk3c your comment was almost as good as the article. Thanks for all the information.
Well spoken. Don’t you wish all Americans had a course in world history.
It appears to me that when things hit the fan, that the less combat experience people roaming the streets the better. Use any excuse to declare a person unfit, even if its not true or factual, a means to and end. It is scary to ponder the true purpose and use of the new laws placed or proposed during Obama’s rule.
We are headed for some very catastrophic and trying times.
Better for WHO? For the tyrants, yes. For the rest of us, not so much …
Yes, I meant for the tyrants who would like to do it without opposition. I thought the text following the statement made the point.
Sounds very much like historical descriptions of Hitler’s Germany…..we are getting closer……..
Yes, and it is getting scarrier every day. Our last hope is that the supreme court finds him unqualified to be president. Maybe they can unseal the records that he paid millions of dollars to hide from everyone.
Of course, Obama and his henchmen/women want to disarm our American heroes. They fear them greatly.
Let’s see….Peloski called the Christian terrorist…..yep, that what she said.
Some of you may not know yet, but where you buy your meds are sending what you take, how much and who your doctor is if you are on any type of drugs for depression, on chemical imbalance ect…..to the US goverment before you can get a refill……..Now what happened to your records being private between you and your doctor?……went away six years ago…..will be a big help for the death panels to make a ruling on life and death……hmmmmmmm?
Or, and more likely, your ability to purchase weapons or ammo! Now you know why were all in the the Obamacare database – so we can all be determined “unfit by mental or phyical deficences” to own firearms and weapons of self defense.
Dont worry. The government is buying up all of the ammo. If they can’t ake away our guns, they are well on their way of buying up all of the ammo. If you don’t believe this, go to a gun store and see what ammo there is on the shelves. And if that is not the reason, then they are buying up the ammo to use on us When we all finally see what he is doing. There was good reason for the 2nd amendment.
Hey, Brother and Sisters in Arm, looks to me like El Dumbo and his Socialist (Oops, Democrats) party have taken one more step towards total dominance of the American people: Disarming its Patriots and anyone that can and will abide by their oaths of upholding and defending the Constitution against all enemies FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
As the old saying goes “AN UNARMED INDIVIDUAL IS A SLAVE; WHEREAS AN ARMED ONE IS FREE!” Some of those idiots in DC are willing to do anything to keep the power that they feel is rightly theirs. I ain’t goin’ to be a slave to nobody and I da– sure ain’t goin’ to allow my friends and family become ones.
I wonder how former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle would feel about this?
Oppps, he was murdered by an Iraqi war vet who had mental issues. I guess we won’t get Chris’s answer
Simple. A civilian with a gun is a problem to the government. But a combat vetern with a gun is a major problem to the government. Solution: Strip all guns form all veterns.
You wouldn’t know truth if it bit you in the ass. Your just another CoIntelPro blowjob put here to keep spewing poison at those who aren’t afraid of you or your likes. Just another anti-american paid by the Obamanation to detract from and to identify able and ready patriots in hopes that you will be saved from the camps. Jokes on you dumbass, that’s what the Jews thought, all the way to their mass graves. Moron.
There are LOTS of Jews who make the saying “Never Again!” Very seriously.
“Anyone who tells you that ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ is whistling past the graveyard of history. There is no ‘house rule’ that bars tyranny coming to America. History is replete with republics whose people grew complacent and descended into imperial butchery and chaos.” – Mike Vanderboegh
Don’t judge all Jews by the Judenraten and JINOs. They are quislings and/or tyrant wannabes.
Obama’s patron George Soros was born a Jew. His parents gave him to a non-Jew to protect him from the Holocaust, just before they were hauled off to the camps.
George was about 12 at the time, as I recall.
George willingly went around showing the Nazis where the Jews lived so their property could be stolen and they could be shipped off to the camps.
There are evil people of all heritages, ethnicities, and religions.
Feinstein, Schumer, Bloomberg, and the others are evil, not because of their names or because they pretend to be a Jews, but because of their behavior.
There are plenty of Jews who have no use for the Judenraten JINOS and their colleagues in crime. See jpfo.org and, specifically http://jpfo.org/images02/handbillpoliticians-large.jpg to see for yourself how many Jews feel about Feinstein and the others who seek to disarm us so they can control us.
Carl, I wasn’t picking on Jews in any way, shape, or form. I was trying to point out to “his truthlessess” that his agenda here and on other sites is known and will be fruitless in his attempt to buy sanctuary from those he is trying to appease. His body will be cast into the same box or hole as the rest of us when TSHTF. He’s just another paid troll trying to instigate and identify those of us who truely care about America and how this rogue government is hell-bent on destroying her and us. Love your very truthful and insiteful comments on the issues, keep em coming! He, “truthlessness” on the other hand, can kiss my ass!
Let’s hope that the Aerican people wake up before it is too late. The trouble is that everyone is so involved with their personal lives that they are not paying attention to this dictator wannabe. No president in my time has enacted so many unconstitutional acts as this president.
not only are they after your guns do you know that on March 23 2013 you will have to git a chip put it your hand and it will have all your info on it, bank meds everything were you are with a tracking device if you voice and thing bad about Govmt. they can turn it off and all you have will be gone and you will be tracked down and dealt with
Shouldn’t be a problem then………… What could anyone find wrong with our Gov’t…….. Haven’t you heard about all the freebies?…… Just doesn’t get any better than this folks…….. Hurry !! sign up today while supplies last………… Sorry ! Just a little sick humor.
I doubt your date prediction is correct, but I don’t doubt that they would like to chip everyone for control purposes.
The chip won’t do them much good with regards to me … They’ll have to kill me to put it in, and if they succeed it won’t provide them with much useful information.
I see that Texas has drafted legislation that will prevent the police from enforcing ANY restrictive gun laws! ALL states should do the same! Those bullets purchased by the DHS are not for practice, they are hollow-point which are used to KILL only!
Yes Texas has. Most County Sheriff’s here in Texas have also sent warnings to the Fed’s not to come to Texas and try to implement their gun plan or they will be arrested. I sure am glad I live in Texas.
Man, I wish I lived there also. Texas is becoming the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. You people there in Texas have always stood up to tyrannical leaders starting with Santa Anna. May God bless you and lead the rest of us out of the mess that El Dumbo and his Socialist (Oops, Democrat) regime has led us into.
US COMBAT VETERAN: Vietnam ’68-’69; Door gunner, 1st Cavalry Division (AM) and now a retired USAF TSgt (E-6).
take a look if they let me put it here:Micro Chip Implant Coming March 23, 2013
The New Health Care (Obama care) law H.R. 3590 Also HR 4872 requires all US citizens to have the RIFD implanted
http://banoosh.com/2013/02/07/micro-chip-implant-coming-march-23-2013/
This evil plan is being launched by America. its a micro chip injected in your hand. it will contain all your personal data heath and bank accounts etc. its also a GPS device being monitored. they can deactivate it at any time if they find you suspicious or not loyal to their government or go against them or their system and you will lose everything you ever had. soon this device will be made common just like they did credit cards, turning paper money into digital money. means nothing is physically in your hand. it will be made a must for every citizen with time according to their plan and then they will spread it outside America so they can monitor and control as many people as they can and turn them into slaves with their digital technologies.
this device is the future or slavery
BEWARE of this EVIL DEVICE. if you don’t believe me do your own research before you come to argue or debate.
warn more people create this awareness do more research on your own and save yourself from this NEW DEVILRY
For many years The VA has been asking if I was depressed or had thoughts of harming myself. If you call them, there will be a separate phone # to call if you have those thoughts. Tell them NOTHING!! Not only the VA, but you now are to state things like this at your private Dr office also. I tell them that it is none of there damn business. Be careful of BIG BROTHER!!
A vet, but no hero, does this mean I have to turn in my guns, assuming I had guns. Heretofore, only my wife has said I was mentally challenged.
“AN UNARMED INDIVIDUAL IS A SLAVE; WHEREAS AN ARMED ONE IS FREE!” El Dumbo and his regime wants everybody to be slaves. And folk I damn sure ain’t goin’ to be one or allow mu friends and family to become one. Will You?
I took an oath when I enlisted into the U.S. Army December 20, 1963 to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies FOREIGN and DOMESTIC and that oath wasn’t just for the time I was in it was for the rest of my life. I also took another oath (this one was just in my mind) to defend those that couldn’t defend themselves with my life and oh, I’ll even defend those that won’t.
US COMBAT VETERAN: Vietnam ’68-’69; Door gunner, 1st Cavalry Division (AM) and now a retired USAF TSgt (E-6).