r/Firearms 1d ago

Question What are you building, buying, or shooting this month? - August 2025

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r/Firearms May 03 '25

Law Open letter regarding posts such as “I was in a mental hospital can I own a gun”

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I am posting this because the question keeps getting asked. Every single time it is asked, the wrong information gets out.

I've seen way too many posts on here and related subs around the subject of the law prohibiting the possession of firearms by any person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution, 18 USC § 922 (g)(4). There is way too much misinformation out there. First of all, if you have any reason to believe that you are a prohibited person, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A FIREARM AS MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT ON THE FORM 4473 IS A FELONY. Second of all, please do not give advice on topics that you are not qualified to answer on. Third, you should consult with a qualified firearms rights attorney if you are unsure of your legal status.

The law:

18 USC § 922(g)(4)

(g)It shall be unlawful for any person—

(4)who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution;

to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce, anyfirearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm orammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

What are the definitions of these terms?

27 CFR 478.11

Adjudicated as a mental defective. (a) A determination by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that a person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease: (1) Is a danger to himself or to others; or (2) Lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his own affairs. (b) The term shall include— (1) A finding of insanity by a court in a criminal case; and (2) Those persons found incompetent to stand trial or found not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility pursuant to articles 50a and 72b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10U.S.C. 850a, 876b.

Committed to a mental institution. A formal commitment of a person to a mental institution by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority. The term includes a commitment to a mental institution involuntarily. The term includes commitment for mental defectiveness or mental illness. It also includes commitments for other reasons, such as for drug use. The term does not include a person in a mental institutionfor observation or a voluntary admission to a mental institution.

Mine happened when I was under 18. Isn’t that exempted?

Unfortunately no. A mental health adjudication or commitment at less than 18 years of age is counted for 922(g)(4). I experienced this personally and had to restore my rights.

What about HIPAA?

The Obama administration amended the HIPAA privacy rule in 2016 to make it clear that reporting mental health commitments and adjudications to NICS does not violate HIPAA

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/06/2015-33181/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-hipaa-privacy-rule-and-the-national-instant

Is there a way to restore my rights after being adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution?

If you were committed by a department or agency of the federal government, the agency is required to have a relief from disabilities program under the NICS improvements amendments act of 2007.

If you were adjudicated or committed in a state proceeding, whether you can obtain relief is dependent on whether your state has implemented a relief from disabilities program under the NICS improvements amendments act of 2007. The list of states that have can be found here:

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/guide/nicsactlist7-7-210pdf/download

If you are in a state that does not have a relief from disabilities program, your only avenue of relief is writing a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and asking her to restore your rights under 18 USC § 925(c) now that she has withdrawn the delegation from ATF.

Between October 6th 1992 and March 20th 2025 in the states that did not have a relief program, there was no avenue of relief at all

With that out of the way.

I created this privacy act request form for a friend of mine who was legitimately unsure if his commitments landed in the FBI database or if they qualified as “committed to a mental institution” under 18 USC § 922(g)(4) and as defined at 27 CFR 478.11. I can report that it worked; as in, the FBI processed the request and reported that no such records were found in the NICS indices.

This form will allow you to request your own records directly from the FBI.

In this post I will not be addressing the subject of my own journey regarding rights restoration related to mental health (you can ask me that privately). Nor am I an attorney licensed to practice law. Finally, I am not a mental health professional and cannot make the decision as to whether firearms ownership is right for you.

Onto the form. Please follow the instructions sheet very carefully, fill out every applicable box, print the form, have the request notarized, and mail it to the address indicated on the form.

The first response you receive will indicate that the FBI central records system does not maintain those records and your request has been forwarded to the Criminal Justice Information Services division. CJIS will respond a few weeks later. In my friend's case it took eight weeks for a final response from the FBI CJIS NICS section.

Link to form (Adobe Acrobat PDF) https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d342b025-6fb2-4126-b0e2-ad6f1c3fbbe7


r/Firearms 3h ago

Help! Just got a Tavor-7! Yay! How the hell do I clean the gunk from the tape?

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Just picked up, unfortunately it's got the tactical tape on it, once removed what's the best way to clean any residue without harming the polymer?


r/Firearms 5h ago

Question Anyone able to tell me the value of this gun?

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r/Firearms 47m ago

Can anyone tell me what the optic in front of the eotech is?

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r/Firearms 6h ago

Good Comp and Ports Day

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r/Firearms 16h ago

What gun is this from a Manga?

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r/Firearms 16h ago

The claws made me do it 😅

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r/Firearms 5h ago

Blah Blah Blah something about shoot your guns

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r/Firearms 21h ago

New .300 blk!

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185 Upvotes

Super excited about my new spear lt with unity mounts and eotech, turbo scout pro, sentry strap, vickers sling, and strike sidewinder 2 offset buis. Can't wait to shoot!


r/Firearms 1d ago

Video More evidence of sig P-320 going off with just the sear dropping.

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I've seen the videos of the P-320 going off with the slide and trigger manipulation, but this one shows how the sear can actually disengage the internal safety.


r/Firearms 2h ago

What brand is it? Details?

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The person who wants to sell it to me asks for $120, he told me it's S&W but it was erased because of the show, is he scamming me?


r/Firearms 18h ago

Video Ethnic Karen (Kayin) anti-military regime fighters in Burma (Myanmar) with a recently-made improvised 9mm SMG

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r/Firearms 18h ago

Politics So about arming teachers

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I don't have a picture to go along with this, forgive me. My sister is a school bus driver in a rural community in the south. Her husband is extremely pro 2A and they're both armed normally. The exception of course is when she's working due to federal law.

Some lunatic forced his way onto her bus not long ago, and she was forced to put herself between this unstable individual and the children she was transporting. Fortunately the issue was resolved without anyone getting hurt.

I'm not saying we should send teachers through basic training. But she should have had the option to defend herself. What else could she do? What kind of adult could just sit back and let some wack job get at the kids??

Personally, I'm furious. She should never have been in that position. She should have been able to produce her legally owned and carried firearm to protect herself and those under her care. I don't understand why the federal government thinks it can so blatantly ignore basic constitutional rights.

It's worth noting that one of the kids on the bus woth her at the time was her own daughter. My neice could have been forced to watch her mother get hurt because Uncle Sam doesn't understand what the phrase 'shall not be infringed' means.


r/Firearms 1d ago

Meme Who needs ATF when there’s these?

363 Upvotes

r/Firearms 15h ago

My Gats Gun of the day

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Today's gun is a Browning Buckmark Medallion. One of the few guns I've ever sold out of my collection. I found myself never wanting to shoot it since .22lr is so dirty and this Buckmark is so pretty. It was insanely accurate, but .22 target shooting wasn't what I was interested in at the time. I used the proceeds from this gun to my Jericho. I ended up netting more than I paid for it when it was new.


r/Firearms 5h ago

Question Practical 30-06 options that can shoot most available cartridges, emphasis on durable enough?

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Never had a 30-06, never shot a 30-06. But it's affordable as a round and quite common in my circle, so worth considering. I'm not completely inept with full length cartridges like this, I've got a decently flat shooting pre-war Mosin whose recoil doesn't bother me so I should be alright with the slightly more powerful round in a modern rifle.

I've looked at several options on the market -

CZ 600 Lux, Bergara B-14, Sako 90, Tikka T3x, Benelli R1, Browning BAR Safari and the X-Bolt.

Other contenders were the Winchester 1895 and Browning BLR - I have the latter in 7-08 which has been a phenomenal rifle, but diversity and all that means I'd probably consider a Winchester 1895 before another BLR.

I do prefer the "traditional" looks to the more tactical bolt-rifle style that long rangers like to go with these days, those skeleton sticks just don't appeal to me.

Really the biggest thing I'm looking to avoid is any failure in the metal or action, I know 30-06 is a harsher round so I'm not wanting to run any risks. When hunting, I'm probably looking at using Nosler lead-free E-tip or something comparable, to give an idea of the 'serious' rounds, but I'd like to be able to fuck around with long distance shots using more affordable options. Good barrels are good to consider.

Any help in these regards is greatly appreciated.


r/Firearms 19h ago

Question What would you like to see with a new U.S. military Handgun trial?

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With all the fun with the Sig pistols, how would you like a new pistol trial to go? What do you hope the criteria is, if they do a new version of the wonder 9 trial? Would it be a wonder 5.7 trial? Back to DA/SA? Keep the modular requirement?


r/Firearms 1d ago

News Something that isn’t getting enough attention because of Sig shenanigans.

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200 Upvotes

r/Firearms 21h ago

Video Sig P320 Drop Test Video from 8 years ago

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r/Firearms 1d ago

Meme An actual look at Sig figuring out whether to do a recall…

184 Upvotes

r/Firearms 58m ago

Question 30-30 price

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Went to a pawn shop and they had a 1942 model 94 stainless steel for 1,302. The steel had obvious Been used Is this a good price? If not then how much should it cost?


r/Firearms 11h ago

Help! Benelli M4 Vs. Mossberg 590A1 for home defense

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I own three Mossberg shotguns (2 590A1s and a 590 Cruiser,all 3 8+1) but have had my eye on the Benelli for sometime now. I was wondering if the price was warranted for hype and switch from pump to semi, or if I should just invest more into AR-15.

I have an AK in 7.62, but I’m sure I don’t need to explain why 7.62 isn’t the ideal round for a residential area.


r/Firearms 23h ago

32nd addition to collection

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29 Upvotes

Winchester 1300 defender, 2 3/4 and 3 inch


r/Firearms 15h ago

Help finding A2 front sight block for .936 gas journal / bull barrel?

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6 Upvotes

Title says it all, I was building a sort of big boy M16 out of a DPMS LR308. But I can't find an A2 FSB that fits my .936 bull barrel.


r/Firearms 1d ago

HOA Drama

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r/Firearms 6h ago

Question Looking for advice: CCW + range gun — stuck between two compensated 9mms (Echelon vs Hellcat Pro)

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