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

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On 1/13/08, v wrote:
> 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.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. But I will conclude in this matter!

Thank you for your response herein.