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Derrick Van Orden: “The Veterans Administration is subverting our vets Second…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks on MILCON/VA Appropriations Bill

Published | Video Starts at 01:33

The Department of Veterans affairs fear mongering with Don and all of our veterans to score cheap political points is unacceptable. The Veterans Administration is subverting our vets Second Amendment rights by sending the beneficiary's name to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System or NICS whenever a fiduciary is appointed. to help a beneficiary manage his VA benefits. So if a veteran cannot balance their checkbook, they could potentially be barred from buying a weapon. (01:33–01:46)

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Asserts that the Veterans Administration is infringing on veterans' Second Amendment rights by reporting them to the NICS.

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