[zeestephen]

Re: Just before President Obama left office, his administration finalized new regulations banning Social Security recipients from buying a gun if they have trouble managing their finances.

Sorry, that sounds bogus.

What national criteria would be used to judge someone’s financial competence?

Are all seniors required to get yearly financial competence exams? Do we have financial mental health experts?

I do recall that Obama enacted regulations that would forbid some people on Social Security Disability from owning a gun.

Is that what this refers to?

[familyop]

"I do recall that Obama enacted regulations that would forbid some people on Social Security Disability from owning a gun.

Is that what this refers to?"

It looks that way to me. The examples in the news before were PTSD cases involving old veterans. Employees of VA hospitals were reportedly putting some of them on the "prohibited" list. I must admit, though, that's not due process. The standard should be a judge's statement of mental incompetence after a proper mental evaluation (or whatever in legal terms--"adjudication").