The VA is not taking a stand on this, they are simply being obedient to the law. I do not always agree with the law myself, but when I was a Police Officer it was my duty to enforce all of the laws, not just the ones I liked. In some places, simply using the services of a financial counselor will have the anti-gun people breathing down your neck because you obviously "need help.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.