Re: VA has denied "Veterans" the right to own guns

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Very good, very insightfull. Eye opening to say the least. To the responder's
as questionair's.
So no more reporting by the VA. Very good. Now since there has been no court
order? by the feds to remove all those listed on their report cards. Do you
tink the F.B.I. will destroy all those records? On their own without being
orderd to do so. You can count on it that those records will remain regardless
of if they can be used, or not.
It's hard for those agencys to part with information they have gatherd, that
is so valuable in so many ways. Nice to have rights restored. Also nice to NOT
have your name stored in a govrnmt. data base somwhere. Benien as it may seem.

On 1/13/08, -- wrote:
> On 1/13/08, Paul Tyler wrote:
>> And finally, how do you interpret a court decision/order? What do you
>> mean by this?
>
> Involuntary commitment by court order. This will not include a 48 hour
> involuntary commitment for evaluation initiated by police, family or other
> non-judicial means unless it results in a court ordered commitment beyond
> 48 hrs. If you are found to be a danger to self or society and ordered by
> a court to be committed until fit for release, that is a decision/order.
>
> Also, an involuntary commitment by a court to a drug/alcohol treatment
> program will likely be seen as a decision/order. If you voluntarily
> commit yourself and are there after diagnosed as a danger to self or
> society you can be reported to NICS.
>
> What the 2007 Act seems to change is the reporting by a government agency
> of an individual because of a diagnosis not confirmed by court order or
> made during the course of a voluntary commitment to a hospital. In other
> words; if a VA shrink says your nuts in his medical records and you
> receive benefits but the shrink does not seek an involuntary commitment, a
> government agency shall not submit that info to NICS.
>
> However, the Act does not appear to prohibit private shrinks from making
> such reports. So if you see a private shrink you may be reported to
> NICS. This Act does not apply to state requirements such as the Illinois
> FOID card. A state is free to set its own standards for firearm permits.
> Even though you are OK on NICS you may still be denied by state law.