so im from the good ol US, this is my preferred ctb method and i too will be legally purchasing the firearm with which to do the damn thing - i assume as long as you dont have a criminal record (they run a background check right then and there usually) or history of mental illness, they just let you buy it . also my roommate bought his this year with zero issues
I don't have a criminal record, but I was in a psych ward many years ago. More than ten years ago probably 2010 if I remember correctly. Do you think that would still pose an issue if I purchase a firearm ? This is the reason I hate going to therapists. But I've been clear since 2010.
I'm from California sadly. Planning to buy a firearm here soon and make a road trip to Arizona or neighboring state where I don't get arrested for having a loaded firearm. Only got a small window frame for ctb if I do. It's the only plan I see feasible as SN is so hard to come by.
I would like to add to this a bit. I was hospitalized in highschool for the same, but since it wasn't technically "involuntarily committed" (ie determined by a judge) it never showed up. Aside from that my record was squeaky clean. Also I live in Mass if that makes a difference.
I was hospitalized more than 10 years ago. I don't think it was involuntary committed, but I do remember I was told I would have to get a judge permit if I joined the army in the following five or so years.
But it's been more than 10. I don't know if that would show up on my background check now that I'm trying to CBD with a firearm ?
If you ever been hospitalized for suicidal ideation then you no longer pass background checks. That is what happened to me. I am not mentally ill. I just wanted to escape the pain.
Like @ascetic_ said, it is a good idea to get a gun even if you don't plan on using it for ctb.
Does it matter how long ago this hospitalization was ? What if it was over a decade ago ?