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2nd February 2017, 04:05 PM
House votes to roll back Obama rule on background checks for gun ownership
Posted: 4:27 PM, February 02, 2017
Updated: 4:27 PM, February 02, 2017
The House passed the gun resolution on Wednesday and Senate approval on Thursday will send the measure to Trump for his signature.
Obama's background check rule required the Social Security Administration to forward to the Justice Department the names of certain disabled beneficiaries for a database of individuals ineligible to purchase a firearm. The rule affects an estimated 75,000 beneficiaries who require a representative to manage their benefits because of a disabling mental disorder.
Republican lawmakers criticized the regulation for reinforcing a negative stereotype that people with a mental disorder are dangerous.
"There are people who need help and seek help, but that is not a criteria for taking away one's constitutional right" to own a gun, said Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/house-votes-to-roll-back-obama-rule-on-background-checks-for-gun-ownership_
Posted: 4:27 PM, February 02, 2017
Updated: 4:27 PM, February 02, 2017
The House passed the gun resolution on Wednesday and Senate approval on Thursday will send the measure to Trump for his signature.
Obama's background check rule required the Social Security Administration to forward to the Justice Department the names of certain disabled beneficiaries for a database of individuals ineligible to purchase a firearm. The rule affects an estimated 75,000 beneficiaries who require a representative to manage their benefits because of a disabling mental disorder.
Republican lawmakers criticized the regulation for reinforcing a negative stereotype that people with a mental disorder are dangerous.
"There are people who need help and seek help, but that is not a criteria for taking away one's constitutional right" to own a gun, said Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/house-votes-to-roll-back-obama-rule-on-background-checks-for-gun-ownership_