Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
USA. 1968 ‘Unlawful Acts - Mental.’ Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618, Title 18, United States Code - Firearms; Chapter 44 (Section 922 (g) (4)). Washington, DC: Congress of the United States. 1 January
Relevant contents
Section 922. Unlawful Acts…
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person…
(4) who has been adjudicated as a mental defective1 or who has been committed to a mental institution;…
to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce…
Last accessed at:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/pdf/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap44.pdf