Sage of Seattle
Member
- Joined
- May 24, 2006
- Messages
- 773
This bill does nothing for the people denied by NICS unless it is for mental reasons. How many of the over 600,000 denied are for mental reasons, how many of those will have the finances to restore their rights?
Well, according to the numbers being used, 90,000 vets with PSTD were summarily added to the rolls of prohibited persons; I'm sure there are another ten thousand or so with other legitimate reasons for no longer being prohibited due to mental health reasons. I'm not saying that EVERY ONE of the people who have been denied are there by mistake or what have you, but I'm sure those people who are, would be grateful for the opportunity to get their rights back. I know that in Washington state, one can have their 2A rights restored on a state level already as is the case in many states. My argument for this bill would be that it allows the state to amend the federal prohibition list -- as it should be.
As it stands, the state puts you on the list and the feds don't ever take you off.