i was unable to get a gun due to my involuntary hospitalizations. the gun shop owner told me i could try & lie abt it on my background check/gun application, but that he didn't know what would happen. i decided not to lie bc it's a federal law to input involuntary hospitalizations into their system, & getting arrested/interrogated by cops wasn't smthg i was willing to risk.
ended up having to settle for a diff method bc in order to reinstate my gun rights i'd have to go through an arduous legal process, & it might not even get approved ://