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Introduced
02/16/2017
02/16/2017
In Committee
02/16/2017
02/16/2017
Crossed Over
03/21/2017
03/21/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
AI Summary
This bill, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from considering a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness as "adjudicated as a mental defective" for the purposes of receiving or transporting firearms, unless a judicial authority has explicitly found that the person is a danger to themselves or others. This is intended to clarify the conditions under which certain veterans can be treated as mentally incompetent for the purposes of firearms regulations.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (6)
David Roe (R)*,
Gus Bilirakis (R),
K. Michael Conaway (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Pete Sessions (R),
Brad Wenstrup (R),
Last Action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21. (on 03/22/2017)
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