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Re: The federal ban on gun possession by people who have been committed to mental institutions

-Original Message- From: "Volokh, Eugene" Sent: May 7, 2010 4:30 PM To: "'firearmsregprof@lists.ucla.edu'" Subject: The federal ban on gun possession by people who have been committed to mental institutions 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) bars gun possession by, among others,

The federal ban on gun possession by people who have been committed to mental institutions

18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) bars gun possession by, among others, anyone "who [has] been committed to a mental institution" - apparently at any time in the past. Is there any procedure through which people who have been (properly) committed to a mental institution may have that somehow set aside or vac