[spunkets]

"Also, he *had* to have been in the database - otherwise, how would ABC have been able to verify this?"

ABC could check the VA court records with a FIA request and they have the results of the ATF check on the FFLs paperwork already.

[Spktyr]

Yes, but wouldn’t they have had to know what court this guy was adjudicated in? And if they got ahold of a copy, I think it almost would *have* to have been in the system for the clerk to even locate the copy, as they are filed by case number, not name.

[SJackson]

Since I know you're familiar with the topic, help me here a bit.

I was under the impression that any commitment, including voluntary, for any reason, including drug or alcohol abuse, was a bar to purchase.

I admit to some level of confusion living in Illinois where mental health records are reported, and would bar possession of firearms until satisfactorily explained.

I thought that was federal, is it just an Illinois thing?

Or did the authorities that protect us simply mess up in flagging his purchases.