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GOP: Mentally ill should have guns

Look for Republicans to strip away every remaining restraint on weaponry. Earlier this week, it was reported the NRA’s top legislative priorities are (1) legalizing silencers, and (2) making a CCW permit issued by any state valid in all 50 states. So this probably was inevitable:

“The House of Representatives voted Thursday … to stop the Social Security Administration from telling the FBI about disability insurance recipients who have mental impairments that should disqualify them from buying guns. The Obama administration pushed the measure … following the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. …

“Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) introduced legislation to block the rule last year. ‘We need to protect rights of all Americans, including individuals with disabilities,’ Johnson said then, referring to Second Amendment rights. Now that it has passed the House, Johnson’s bill will head to the Senate before it can reach President Donald Trump’s desk.”

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