
Originally Posted by
wolfhunter
One must be "adjudicated as mentally defective". This is different than being diagnosed. Adjudication requires a decision from a judge, jury, or medical PANEL. The
NRA was insistent on this, as a diagnosis (by one doctor) could efffect thousands of active, former, or retired military who may have been diagnosed with PTSD.
That's correct. Another factor is if you were involuntarily committed to an institution. Voluntary admission does not hurt you buying a firearm.
See: Federal Bureau of Investigation - NICS Index
USAF Retired, CATM, SC CWP, NH NR CWP, NRA Life/Endowment/Patron
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them... -- Richard Henry Lee, 1787