Update: Trump signs appropriations package that includes 2A protections for veterans

Update: President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 signed into law a legislative proposal to reopen the federal government. Included in the legislation is a provision that prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from stripping the constitutional right of veterans to possess a firearm simply because they have been appointed a fiduciary to manage their benefits.

The U.S. Senate on Nov. 10 passed a legislative proposal to reopen the federal government. Included in this package was the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill.

This legislation maintained a provision that prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from stripping the constitutional right of veterans to possess a firearm without due process simply because they have been appointed a fiduciary to manage their benefits.

Additionally, the chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Chairmen Mike Bost (R-Illinois) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) in addition to Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) have been working on legislation which would codify this important protection.

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