I support veterans being subject to the same rules as everyone else. That the assertion came from the VA is immaterial. There is a difference between being "inacapable" and "incompetent". It is an important distinction, as there are plenty of people incapable of being responsible with money. Being incapable due to incompetence is a different animal, and if a court rules that someone literally is mentally incompetent to house, feed and cloth themselves, then I support the temporary restriction of their right to possess arms.
I personally know two veterans who have been disarmed in this way, who after treatment proved they were then competent and got their firearms back. Both veterans agree it was in their best interest to have been disarmed at the time they were found to be incompetent.
If you think I am supporting some baseless "willy nilly" disarming of veterans who don't pay their bills on time, I think you misunderstand where I'm coming from.
What the hell does an inability to handle finances have to do with being a danger to self or others? There is no connection, and no justification for assuming there is. There is no justification for opening investigations against a class of people without probable cause. Do you advocate investigating all black people for an opportunity to confiscate their firearms? They’re probably more likely to misuse them than a veteran who can’t balance his checkbook.
What the hell does an inability to handle finances have to do with being a danger to self or others? There is no connection, and no justification for assuming there is. There is no justification for opening investigations against a class of people without probable cause. Do you advocate investigating all black people for an opportunity to confiscate their firearms? They’re probably more likely to misuse them than a veteran who can’t balance his checkbook.
You stated; “I support veterans being subject to the same rules as everyone else.” Correct? The whole of PTSD Vets under Clinton, were absolutely not treated the same, as everyone else. The current expansive renewal of that policy, flies in the face, of your qualifying statement.
I think you yourself misunderstand where you are coming from. Wake up.