Now the very government they defended is trying to disarm them — without a crime, without a hearing, and without due process.
That’s the cold reality of what’s happening to thousands of American veterans, courtesy of the Veterans Administration’s (VA) backdoor red flag policy.
Gun rights leaders are moving aggressively to stop this abuse cold — before one more veteran is disarmed without ever stepping foot in a courtroom.
“Veterans should not lose their rights because some D.C. bureaucrat doesn’t like the way they balance a checkbook,” said Chris McNutt, president of Texas Gun Rights.
TXGR is fighting back here in Texas with Senate Bill 1362, a sweeping piece of legislation that would ban all forms of red flag gun confiscation in Texas, including blocking state and local law enforcement from helping federal agencies like the VA enforce these unconstitutional seizures.
“SB 1362 would stop the VA from turning Texas cops into gun confiscation agents,” McNutt added. “No more secret orders. No more federal overreach. No more kicking in doors at 4 a.m. because a veteran asked for help.”
While Texas doesn’t have a formal statewide red flag law, the federal BSCA funding signed into law by Senator John Cornyn has poured tens of millions of dollars into the state under the guise of “crisis intervention.”
According to House testimony, over 260,000 veterans have already been reported to the NICS system through VA referrals, without any finding of dangerousness by a judge.
The VA’s policy amounts to de facto gun bans for veterans — and the only thing standing between this federal abuse and total enforcement on Texas soil may be the passage of SB 1362.
“Red flag laws and their federal equivalents are the biggest betrayal of those who fought to protect our rights,” McNutt said.
SB 1362 has already passed the Texas Senate. Texas Gun Rights is now urging every gun owner to contact their state representative and demand a clean vote before the session ends on June 1.
Veterans defended liberty. Now it’s time for Texas to return the favor.
