Grassley demands VA protect veterans' Second Amendment rights

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Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa published a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs Friday demanding data to ensure servicemen are not being unfairly stripped of their Second Amendment rights.

Grassley wrote the letter to request insight and data on veterans who are reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

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 Firearms are used in 68% of veteran suicides compared to 48% of non-veteran suicides. Among military service members, firearms were used in 60% of suicides among the Active Component, 66% of suicides among the Reserve, and 79% among the National Guard. The availability and effectiveness of firearms greatly increases the risk of a fatal outcome should someone attempt suicide