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The Senate nixed an Obama-era rule that could block some people receiving Social Security disability benefits from being able to buy a gun.
Senators voted 57-43 to strike down a regulation that requires the Social Security Administration to report people who receive disability benefits and have a mental health condition to the FBI's background check system.
The database is used to determine eligibility for buying a firearm.
The Senate's move will send the resolution of disapproval, which also passed the House last week, to President Trump's desk, where he is expected to sign it.
Republicans are moving quickly to dismantle Obama-era regulations using the Congressional Review Act.
The move allows them to bypass the Senate's higher 60-vote threshold, which would require the support of Democrats, and undo a rule with a simple majority in both the House and Senate.
Critics argue the rule stripped Second Amendment rights from people who are not dangerously mentally ill, such as those with eating or sleeping disorders or disabilities that prevent them from managing their own finances.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) noted that 20 disability groups have come out against the regulation.
"The reality is that, like us, they believe the regulation is simply bad policy, places an unfair stigma on those with disabilities and violates their constitutional rights which is why a wide array of groups oppose it," he said from the Senate floor.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/319640-senate-nixes-obama-era-gun-rule
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Senators voted 57-43 to strike down a regulation that requires the Social Security Administration to report people who receive disability benefits and have a mental health condition to the FBI's background check system.
The database is used to determine eligibility for buying a firearm.
The Senate's move will send the resolution of disapproval, which also passed the House last week, to President Trump's desk, where he is expected to sign it.
Republicans are moving quickly to dismantle Obama-era regulations using the Congressional Review Act.
The move allows them to bypass the Senate's higher 60-vote threshold, which would require the support of Democrats, and undo a rule with a simple majority in both the House and Senate.
Critics argue the rule stripped Second Amendment rights from people who are not dangerously mentally ill, such as those with eating or sleeping disorders or disabilities that prevent them from managing their own finances.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) noted that 20 disability groups have come out against the regulation.
"The reality is that, like us, they believe the regulation is simply bad policy, places an unfair stigma on those with disabilities and violates their constitutional rights which is why a wide array of groups oppose it," he said from the Senate floor.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/319640-senate-nixes-obama-era-gun-rule
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