Fox News reported on Monday the Obama administration wants to take away guns from people collecting Social Security benefits if they are unable to manage their own affairs.
If Obama gets his way, potentially millions would who receive monthly disability payments could be affected.The language in the federal gun law restricts ownership to individuals who cannot manage their own affairs due to:
“marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease.”
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Social Security has never taken part of the background check system before but Obama wants to change that.
This is the latest attempt by President Obama to strengthen gun control laws without going thru Congress because he says they do not want to get any work done.
Those opposed to the ban argue it would keep guns out of the hands of people who simply have a bad memory or cannot balance a checkbook.Dr. Marc Rosen, a Yale psychiatrist told the Los Angeles Times:
Someone can be incapable of managing their funds but not be dangerous, violent or unsafe.
Essentially the president wants to take guns away from people who otherwise could not defend themselves.
Currently, 2.7 million people are receiving disability payments for mental health problems and an addition 1.5 million have their finances handled by others for a variety of reasons. If this ban is put into effect they would all most likely lose their guns and their right to own a gun.
The National Rifle Association released the following statement in regards to Obama’s proposed ban:If the Obama administration attempts to deny millions of law-abiding citizens their constitutional rights by executive fiat, the NRA stands ready to pursue all available avenues to stop them in their tracks.
The National Council on Disability also said the ban would take away the fundamental rights of people with disabilities and they would oppose any such policy.
Liberals on the other hand say they do not expect the ban to go unchallenged but with Obama’s court record, they think he will have no problem getting his way.