
A major defense-spending bill hit an unexpected bump on its journey through the U.S. Senate over an amendment on veterans gun rights, which devolved into a heated floor debate and foreshadows a potential battle over Democrats vows to tweak the filibuster rules in the clubby, traditionally collegial body.
Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, wants veterans who have been deemed “mentally incompetent to have their cases adjudicated by a judge  rather than the Department of Veterans Affairs, as happens currently  and argued that veterans who simply cannot support themselves financially are needlessly given the label and, as such, cannot buy or possess firearms.
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