At least 16 people are dead in multiple shootings in Lewiston, Maine Wednesday night, according to multiple law enforcement sources. Follow here for the latest.
If you’re talking about ATF form 4473, it asks “have you ever been adjudicated as a mental detective, OR have you ever been committed to a mental institution”, not whether you have any mental health issues.
That form is also not a background check, that’s the NICS check, which is separate.
And that’s only at time of purchase, so I assume he bought the gun prior to being committed.
That form is part of what’s feed into the NICS, and even if he did buy them before. The second he was involuntarily committed he was supposed to have his firearms removed. The ATF and local LE should have been the ones to do so.
If you’re talking about ATF form 4473, it asks “have you ever been adjudicated as a mental detective, OR have you ever been committed to a mental institution”, not whether you have any mental health issues.
That form is also not a background check, that’s the NICS check, which is separate.
And that’s only at time of purchase, so I assume he bought the gun prior to being committed.
That form is part of what’s feed into the NICS, and even if he did buy them before. The second he was involuntarily committed he was supposed to have his firearms removed. The ATF and local LE should have been the ones to do so.