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Georgia bill would require court review before people involuntarily hospitalized can regain firearm-purchase eligibility
Summary
A bill introduced by Rep. Buckner would change the automatic five-year removal from the state’s background list for people involuntarily hospitalized, requiring a court petition and assessment before names are cleared.
Representative Buckner told the House Judiciary Noncivil subcommittee that House Bill 285 responds to a case in his district in which a person involuntarily hospitalized later attempted to buy a firearm, and local officials intervened to prevent a sale.
The bill, Buckner said, would stop a computerized five-year purge of names from the state background-check list for people involuntarily committed and instead require the individual to petition the court and be evaluated before their name is removed.
Why it matters: The measure would replace an automatic five-year removal with a court-centered process for restoration of the ability to purchase firearms for people who had been involuntarily hospitalized for mental-health reasons. Supporters said the change…
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