Comments on: Don’t beleive the hype on the VA letter summarily denying vets gun rights

By: Red

Red — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:40:32 +0000

Hey BOB- How misleading were Diane Feinstein’s comments 3-7-13 that retired service members “may” be suffering from PTSD, an Iraq war based ailment she claims, so x-service members should not be exempt from her gun ban bill? Can you twist her words away from her intent so that 22 million service members do not think she is insane? Do you STILL stand by your conclusions that our government has no intention of taking away god given rights of servicemen? I guess its all just a coincidence…..

By: The Great Obama Apologist

The Great Obama Apologist — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:51:18 +0000

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By: Larry Hardison

Larry Hardison — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:17:57 +0000

I am the recipent of one of the V A’s letters proposing to declare me incompetent. Their reasoning hinges on two points: First, since I had a stroke in 2002 causing me to have absence seizures. The V A latched on to this and said my seizures were epilepsy. Not true! My absence seizures were treated by a neurologist. Since taking the medicine I have not had a seizure in years and certainly am not an epileptic!

I had a VA Compensation and Pension examination several months ago, and that is where the seizure B.S. came from. Also, the Dr. asked me if I handled our finances. I told him my wife does it all. He may have assumed I couldn’t do it, but actually my wife has taken care of the finances since we got married 43 years ago. I was working many hours and she was a stay at home wife. it was a matter of convience, that was the only reason.

I have turned this matter over to my VFW Veteran Service Officer along with some letters of support from my VFW Post Commander and my VFW District Commander. I am very active in the VFW at the post level and at the district level (responsible for 23 VFW posts), and have been informed I am getting an award for being the Outstanding VFW District Officer in the state. I’m not bragging but it seems to me if I can do the job correctly how can I be incompetent.

By: Henry Bowman

Henry Bowman — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:06:35 +0000

Hm. Let’s see. The government will remove the right on the say-so of a family member, whereupon the veteran has to exercise full due process to get his right back.

Say, does any part of that seem backwards to you?

DENIAL of a person’s rights should require the due process, and the burden should be on the DENIER, not the other way around.

By: Howard

Howard — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:51:23 +0000

Ummm, yes there is. It’s the 5th amendment.