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\u201cA determination of incompetency will prohibit you from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. If you knowingly violate any of these prohibitions, you may be fined, imprisoned, or both pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act<\/a>, Pub.L.No.<\/a> 103-159, as implemented at 18, United States<\/a> Code 924(a)(2).\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n An article at Red Flag News<\/a> states:<\/p>\n The letter provides no specifics on the reasons for the proposed finding of incompetency; just that is based on a determination by someone in the VA. In every state in the United States no one can be declared incompetent to administer their own affairs without due process of law<\/a> and that usually requires a judicial hearing with evidence being offered to prove to a judge that the person is indeed incompetent. This is a requirement of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution<\/a> that states that no person shall \u201c\u2026 be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law\u2026\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n The writer at Red Flag News further asks:<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are receiving a Social Security<\/a> check will you get one of these letters? Will the government declare that you are incompetent because of your age and therefore banned from firearm ownership?\u201d Connelly wrote. \u201cIt certainly fits in with the philosophy and plans of the Obama administration<\/a>. It is also certain that our military veterans<\/a> don\u2019t deserve this and neither do any other Americans.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n This bears watching.<\/p>\n
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