re: #131 FemNaziBitch

Involuntary holds are one legal tool for denying firearms possession. A person does not actually need to be “adjudicated” as you said. See ATF form 4473 Question 11f below. An involuntary commitment carries the same effect on gun ownership rights as “adjudicated mentally defective” but is technically different and is defined separately. “Adjudicated” generally means a person has been found incapable of standing trial. Involuntary commitments are generally much more quickly obtained, and instituted as an emergency measure.

Question 11.f.

Adjudicated Mentally Defective: 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. This 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.

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 institution for observation or a voluntary admission to a mental institution. Please also refer to Question 11.c. for the definition of a prohibited person.