The Obama administration is shamefully using the media enhanced urban myth of the crazed veteran to try and overcome the recent victories in preserving the rights of the second amendment and to quash pro-military sentiments which negatively impact their plans. The intentional use of “Timothy McVeigh” dishonors the service and records of millions of American veterans especially when it is being used in context to smear the image of those in uniform. There is a risk that such statements will discourage war veterans from seeking treatment for mental illness for fear of being unjustly labeled a potential criminal.
