Prohibition from Purchasing Firearm • Commitment to Mental Health Care • Voluntary vs. Involuntary Commitment

Gorry v. Pa. State Police, PICS Case No. 16-0933 (Pa. Commw. July 15, 2016) Jubelirer, J. (11 pages).

Applicant was involuntarily committed to mental health care and therefore prohibited from purchasing a firearm where, although appellant voluntarily checked himself in for mental health care, he was subsequently involuntarily committed for continued mental health care. Order of the administrative law judge of the office of the attorney general affirmed.