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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nVeteran John Arnold suffered a stroke recently and he was treated by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. So, the VA added Arnold to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS and he instantly became ineligible for gun ownership. Yesterday, the VA sent a representative to Arnold’s house to check for any guns he might have. The representative ran into a wall of people who showed up to prevent Arnold’s weapons from being confiscated. <\/p>\n
Among the folks who showed up, there was State Representative Heather Scott and Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler and people who came from Idaho and Washington State to take up for Arnold. According to KHQ<\/a>, the VA backed off from their inspection of Arnold’s home.<\/p>\n At one point there are dozens of people in front of Arnold’s home protesting what they called a violation of Arnold’s rights.<\/p>\n Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler also stood up for Arnold’s rights. He told a VA rep that his office would stop any inspection and attempt at a weapons seizure.<\/p>\n Around 1:30pm, the VA announced it would not be conducting an inspection of Arnold’s home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The VA denies that they sent someone to confiscate his guns according to the Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n Veteran Affairs spokesman Bret Bowers confirmed a letter had been sent to Arnold from the VA’s benefits office in Salt Lake City, but he said that VA policy prohibits discussing individual health records without consent. Bowers added that the agency doesn’t have the authority to confiscate weapons.<\/p>\n “We don’t send officers to confiscate weapons. We are about providing health care to veterans,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, well, I’m sure they’ll be back. <\/p>\n Thanks to our buddy, Kit, for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"