Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Feds Try To Seize Veteran’s Guns; See What Happens Next

http://www.tpnn.com ^ | August 9, 2015 | Colleen Conley 

Liberals continue to scoff at Second Amendment supporters’ supposed “paranoia” that the government wants to take away our guns.
Of course, they are either in denial of the Progressive left’s radical agenda or they are lying for political purposes. A recent incident, however, demonstrates that the fears of gun rights supporters are well founded.
We recently reported on the collusion of the the VA and the feds to take guns away from the citizens who are most capable of using them. The situation involving United States Navy veteran John Arnold in Idaho proves that true beyond a doubt.
Mr. Arnold was notified by letter on July 30th that an inspector from an Idaho office of Veteran’s Affairs would be coming to his home in Priest River on August 6th to confiscate his firearms.
Mr. Arnold is a spry 70-years-old with full cognition, but he had a stroke back in September which caused him to seek medical attention from the VA. During his “assessment” after treatment, it was apparently determined that he was “mentally defective.” There was a box checked on his paperwork which indicated that he was unable to handle his own finances after his stroke. That “box” being checked gave the government “cause” to negate Mr. Arnold’s Second Amendment rights, even though he attests that he has always handled his own finances even after the stroke from which he recovered quickly.
When word got out that Mr. Arnold was going to have his guns confiscated, his community rose up and gathered around his home to defend his rights and prevent the inspector from seizing his firearms.
Arnold said he was amazed at the support he received. Two Idaho state representatives, Heather Scott and Matt Shea were also in attendance.
“It’s absolutely amazing and it gives you a new found hope that there are still people out there,” said supporter Maria Bosworth.
A field officer with Bonner County Veteran Services made an appearance at the gathering at Arnold’s home Thursday and announced to the crowd that the VA inspector would not be coming to Arnold’s house that day. The Veteran Service officer also said Arnold may appeal the paperwork stating he was incompetent to handle his funds.
Mr. Arnold’s experience is not an isolated incident. His predicament caught the attention of some of the media only because of the support he received from the citizens in his community. How many other veterans are being unjustly stripped of their God-given right to bear arms and have no one to stand up for them in protest?
Just three years ago, over 90% of people who were reported to the gun ban list were reported by the Veteran’s Administration, and the situation appears to be worsening. If a tyrannical government wished to disarm their citizens, who better to start with than those who would be most highly trained and effective at wielding a gun?

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