The author is lying. On the form 4473 that he had to fill out at the pawn shop, there is a question about whether you have any mental illness. He would have to lie, which is a crime.
“He would have to lie, which is a crime.”
Yep and since his mental/medical history is off limit’s that’s all they have to do. Now how do you stop that? That can open a whole big can of worm’s that we may not want to open.