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CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: House Stops VA from Finding Vets Mentally Unfit to Own a Gun.
WASHINGTON -- The House passed on Thursday a bill to prohibit Veterans Affairs from blocking a veteran from buying a gun by labeling them mentally unfit, requiring a judiciary authority to make that determination.
The bill passed 240-175. Twelve Democrats voted in favor, while two Republicans -- Reps. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) and Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.) -- voted against the measure.