Congressman Eli Crane | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Eli Crane | Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) has introduced a new bill, H.R.496, aiming to address what he describes as unconstitutional restrictions imposed by the Biden administration's Department of Veterans Affairs on veterans' Second Amendment rights.
The legislation seeks to clarify that any veteran reported to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) by a VA fiduciary was incorrectly listed, violating their constitutional rights. The bill mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs instructs the Attorney General to remove these veterans from the NICS list.
“Under President Biden, the VA’s corrupt system violated the rights of roughly 270,000 veterans. These actions exemplified the previous administration’s blatant disregard for our nation’s heroes,” said Rep. Eli Crane. “Thankfully, we now have strong leadership back in the White House. It’s critical that we officially codify the rights of these veterans and ensure this never happens again. If bureaucrats are willing to do this to those who served our nation in uniform, there’s no telling where they’ll draw the line.”
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