Democrats are bucking civil-liberties and disability groups and trying to revisit a controversial gun measure that Trump rescinded
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- Democrats want to bring back a rule barring certain Social Security recipients from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
- The Trump administration repealed the rule after opposition from Republicans and civil rights groups.
WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats want to bring back a rule that would add thousands of Americans with mental disabilities to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), despite rare unity from Republicans and progressive groups opposed to the measure.
Reps. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey and Carolyn Maloney of New York unveiled their plan on Tuesday to reinstate an Obama-era rule that would add Social Security recipients who cannot manage their benefits due to mental health issues to the NICS database.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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