Fed. Law Forbids Gun Sales to the Mentally Ill

This report from Common Dreams mentions that federal law prohibits the sale of guns to people with a history of mental illness.


The report they cite from the federal Government Accountability Office says it clearly:

Under federal law, persons are prohibited from receiving a firearm if they (1) if they have been convicted of, or are under indictment for, a felony; (2) are a fugitive from justice; (3) are unlawful drug uses or are addicted to a controlled substance; (4) have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution or judged to be mentally defective...

Involuntarily committed? Really, really hard news if so, and even if not - that someone with a history like his could so easily get a gun is going to be hard for even the most ardent firearm supporters to defend. But I suppose they'll try. More from CNN.