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Like enforcing the existing laws that bar someone who has
Posted on: August 28, 2018 at 15:22:39 CT
Spanky KU
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been committed to a mental facility from buying and possessing a gun?
Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d), it is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person “has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.”
Md. Pub. Safety Code § 5-133.
A person may not possess a regulated firearm if the person:
Suffers from a mental disorder and has a history of violent behavior against the person or another;
Has been found incompetent to stand trial because of mental retardation or mental disorder;
Has been found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity;
Has been voluntarily admitted for more than 30 consecutive days to a mental health treatment facility; or
Has been involuntarily committed to a mental health treatment facility.
Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d), it is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person “has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.”
Md. Pub. Safety Code § 5-133.
A person may not possess a regulated firearm if the person:
Suffers from a mental disorder and has a history of violent behavior against the person or another;
Has been found incompetent to stand trial because of mental retardation or mental disorder;
Has been found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity;
Has been voluntarily admitted for more than 30 consecutive days to a mental health treatment facility; or
Has been involuntarily committed to a mental health treatment facility.
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Like enforcing the existing laws that bar someone who has - Spanky KU - 8/28 15:22:39