buying a gun

[Don401]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

Back in 1996 I was "5150ed" and held for almost two weeks. I can't remember how long they actually held me. This was not a judge-ordered event, it was just an involuntary commitment

What confuses me is that in California you have to wait 5 years after you are 5051ed before your gun rights are reinstated, but on a federal level, you apparently loose your gun rights permanently.

Why difference does it make what any state says about the matter if the federal government bans you permanently for a 5150? Can I, or can I not buy a gun?

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

Back in 1996 I was "5150ed" and held for almost two weeks. I can't remember how long they actually held me. This was not a judge-ordered event, it was just an involuntary commitment

What confuses me is that in California you have to wait 5 years after you are 5051ed before your gun rights are reinstated, but on a federal level, you apparently loose your gun rights permanently.

Why difference does it make what any state says about the matter if the federal government bans you permanently for a 5150? Can I, or can I not buy a gun?

Fairly sure the answers here won't be any different to those on the other forum.

 

[FlyingRon]

You "apparently" are wrong. If all you had was a 5150, there was no FEDERAL impact PERIOD.
If you were 5250'd then yes, you were then "adjudicated mentally defective" and get into the catch-22 of the fact that there's no way to "undo" that in California that will result in removing the Federal ban.

 

[CdwJava]

If you were held for TWO WEEKS, then you were not held per W&I 5150, you were held per 5250 and thus the federal exclusion definitely applies. Sorry, but you cannot own, possess, or purchase a firearm per federal law (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4)).