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Originally Posted by Guest
" President Trump signed a measure into law Tuesday that rescinds an Obama-era rule aimed at blocking gun sales to certain mentally ill people.
The GOP-majority Senate passed the bill by a 57-43 margin earlier this month, following a House vote to overturn the rule.
The Obama administration policy "would have required the Social Security Administration to report the records of some mentally ill beneficiaries to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System," as The Two-Way has reported. "Those who have been deemed mentally incapable of managing their financial affairs — roughly 75,000 people — would have been affected by the rule."
It was strongly opposed by the National Rifle Association, and as NPR's Jessica Taylor reported, "Republicans argued it infringed upon Second Amendment rights by denying due process."
Trump Repeals Rule Designed To Block Gun Sales To Certain Mentally Ill People : The Two-Way : NPR |
There is a problem where people use the label of "mentally ill" for social engineering though. Which Donald Trump to his credit recognizes. This happens a lot among the wealthy I expect as they try to get control of assets left in wills. And politicians use it too. The 25th Amendment for instance.
What is the 25th Amendment? Constitutional scholars say talk is 'premature,' unrealistic - CNNPolitics.com Some are trying to use it against Trump which seems a little like abusing the US Constitution and this would create a very dangerous precedent when someone is trying to change things. The powers-that-be would just call the person crazy.