Adjudicated or committed mental defective
Posted by Complete-Bandicoot73@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 13 comments
I recently just got denied by my state for my LTC claiming I have been in a mental hospital for mental illness or rehab for substance or alcohol abuse. I am a 22 year old who has never done drugs and has never once been to a mental facility or even prescribe an anti depressant. Has anyone ran into this issue? Clean record everywhere. The police dept. said this might be an invalid record on the states part I just don’t see how someone can mess up that bad. They are looking into now, please let me know your thoughts.
generalraptor2002@reddit
I was involuntarily committed when I was 14
It cost me $5022.66 to fight and prove that I should not have been committed in the first place and restore my rights
If you tell me the state the commitment occurred in I can probably refer you to an attorney
Godspeed
Complete-Bandicoot73@reddit (OP)
I appreciate the response. But I have never delt with an issue like this in my entire life. It came out of absolutely no where I have never had to be treated or even spoken to about my mental health, never mind committed somewhere.
emelbard@reddit
You probably share a name with someone who has. Happened to a buddy of mine and he ended up getting a UPIN from the FBI which can be used when purchasing and fixed the issue
generalraptor2002@reddit
You need to hire an attorney
Gunner4201@reddit
Did you use your social security number?A lot of people avoid doing that, not wanting to give up that number.But that'll help nail down your identification. If so, you might want to apply for the unique number category.You might share a name with somebody.
ComputeBeepBeep@reddit
I have seen this with various causes. For example, previously working at an FFL. A man came in and was denied. He was extremely confused, and it had been almost 10 years since he last purchased one. In that span of time, a man with the same name committed a crime and was a prohibited possessor. He had to get a UPIN after being fingerprinted to confirm.
These happens for various reasons. I suggest reaching out to a 2A attorney.
Beagalltach@reddit
Likely someone with the same info (DOB and first and last name) was committed and it is showing up as you. I don't know what the appeals process is like in your state, buy you will likely need a lawyer.
RedBullTaco@reddit
Appeal it. Ask them what the source of their information.
Underwater_Karma@reddit
What could go wrong when you grant the government access to your private health records?
This, to start
Plastic_Lecture9037@reddit
Had this happen to a client of ours, a person in another state with the same name and birth date was adjudicated incompetent. The out of state records did not contain a social security number so there wasnt an easy way to prove it was not our client.
Ultimately we ended up suing the ATF for denying our client his second amendment rights. The lawsuit created the pressure needed to get them to truly investigate it and they conceded shortly after filing.
For our client we started by appealing and getting any information we could about the other case. Then we reached out to the clerk of courts in that county for copies of records. We also contacted local law enforcement who were familiar with the individual.
See how the appeal plays out, but if its denied consider consulting with a firearms attorney in your state for assistance navigating your options.
Midnight_Rider98@reddit
Sure the police department didn't screw up? Either way the state should have an appeals process, an attorney could be helpful if needed to prepare documents for the appeal, definitely handy if you'll need to utilize the courts.
Complete-Bandicoot73@reddit (OP)
The police department originally accepted and approved me after my backgrounds checks and fingerprints went through them. After they approve it it goes out to the state and the state came back fine excluding that. The police department seemed sure it was a mistake.
generalraptor2002@reddit
You need to hire an attorney and utilize your state’s appeal procedure