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"These are not adjudicated cases," Johnston added. "These are not insane veterans. These are people who have had trouble with their health or might need someone to manage their finances."
Although the VA has defended the program partly as having the capacity to prevent veteran suicide, Johnston said it's counterproductive because veterans will resist seeking counseling for mental health if they face any sanction.
"This contributes to veteran suicide as they will be reluctant to seek care at the VA," Johnston said. "The VA is stigmatizing mental health."
He warned if a federal agency can do this to veterans, a federal agency could disarm any other Americans who talked to a therapist or is designated unable to manage his or her finances.
Immigration experts and commentators slammed Democratic Senator Chris Murphy after he stated during an interview that illegal immigrants are the people he and others prioritize most. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a gun control advocate, posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he might vote against the entire omnibus because of the gun measure.
"Republicans (and one or two Democrats) pushed for the new rider that allows, for the first time in 30 years, veterans judged by the VA to be mentally incompetent to buy guns," Murphy tweeted. "These are very very mentally ill veterans - those at the highest risk of suicide."
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Responding to Murphy's X thread, the GOA said, "This GOA-backed provision protects at least TWENTY THOUSAND veterans from being disarmed PER YEAR. Not supporting this protection is as unpatriotic as you can get. Disgusting."
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