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Originally posted by russotto
Sorry, my info was out of date; this change was added in 1998. The original act of 1995 revoked firearms rights in all cases for someone evaluated under section 302.
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Until Act 77 went into effect (I'll take your word for it that it was '98, which sounds about right but I'm too lazy to look it up myself), there was no reporting of involuntary admissions to a psych hospital ... any info regarding hospitalization was voluntarily provided by the purchaser ... although there's many a habitual drunkard who answers no to that question, just as people who have been committed under "legal section 302, 303, 304, 305, 402" may answer "no" on the paperwork.
But even before act 77, evaluation and commitment were considered separate.
Also, you don't lose your ability to purchase firearms over being voluntarily hospitalized or in outpatient treatment.