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President Obama. Laughing. (Photo: UPI\/Olivier Douliery\/Pool<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Social Security Administration has released the details of their long-awaited new rule that could strip 75,000 beneficiaries of their gun rights<\/a> every year.<\/p>\n

The NRA-ILA published a brief analysis<\/a> of the 41-page document<\/a>, which outlines five criteria the SSA will use to determine whether or not they will report a beneficiary to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

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  1. An individual files a claim based on a disability.<\/li>\n
  2. The individual is adjudicated as having a disorder listed on the Mental Disorders Listing of Impairments<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. There is a corresponding primary diagnosis code in Social Security\u2019s records based on that mental impairment.<\/li>\n
  4. The individual is an adult over 18 but under retirement age.<\/li>\n
  5. The individual receives their benefits through a representative payee approved by the agency due to being incapable of managing their own payments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If these five criteria are met, the SSA will report the beneficiary to the DOJ, which will list the individual as a \u201cprohibited person\u201d in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.<\/p>\n

    The good news is that these measures are not as drastic as was initially feared.<\/p>\n

    Beneficiaries will be notified during the adjudication process that they may lose their gun rights depending on the outcome (step #2). If an individual believes they do not deserve to have their constitutional rights revoked, they will have an opportunity to submit written statements, mental health<\/a> records, and criminal records so their case can be reviewed.<\/p>\n

    If they are still denied their gun rights, they will be able to appeal their denial to the local U.S. District Court.<\/p>\n

    As the NRA notes in their analysis, however, the rules still raise \u201csubstantial cause for concern\u201d because \u201cat no point in the actual \u2018adjudication\u2019 is the individual\u2019s propensity for violence a necessary consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cFinancial acumen,\u201d the NRA continues, \u201ceven if related to an underlying issue with sleep disturbances or inflated self-esteem, has no necessary relationship to a propensity for violence, and it\u2019s not a sufficient basis to strip persons of their inalienable right to self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Furthermore, while an individual can appeal his or her denial, the NRA points out that the \u201cSSA\u2019s process makes no provision whatsoever for the individual to attend a formal hearing before an adjudicative authority, to put forth their own experts, or to cross-examining adverse witnesses. It only involves anonymous bureaucrats reviewing documents in a government-compiled file. That is hardly the process most Americans would consider an adjudication, and certainly not one sufficient to strip someone of fundamental liberties.\u201d<\/p>\n

    While the SSA rules are not as draconian as was previously imagined, they still strip American citizens of their constitutional rights for unreasonable cause and without due process.<\/p>\n

    There is a 60-day comment period, during which time the American people can submit their thoughts on the new rules. Comments may be made one of three ways:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The online Federal\u00a0eRulemaking portal\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(use the \u201cSearch\u201d function to find docket number SSA\u20132016\u20130011);<\/li>\n
    2. By fax to (410) 966-2830;<\/li>\n
    3. By mail to NICS Comments, Social Security Administration, 3100 West High Rise Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235\u2013640.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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