Gouranga
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I have tried reading and rereading 4473 and I could read it either way. I have googled a few spots and found to definitive answer. Just got back from a meal with a buddy of mine who went through a rough 2009. He lost his job, got himself an addiction to alcohol, and got in a mess. As a result he is now living in an apartment complex that is not the safest. He attended a certified alcoholism treatment center (was one of those 90 day full immersion treatment programs) and has been alcohol free since late 2009.
Being in this apartment with his wife and kids, he is really wanting to pick up a HD shotgun and was talking to me about it. Seeing how alcoholism is never truly cured, he really will always have an addiction to alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant. Given he went to that facility (voluntarily, it was not court ordered or anything), there is a paper trail to prove it. Would 4473 (particularly 11e) bar him from legally purchasing a firearm? I have been trying to determine if that question includes alcohol. It specifically names Marijuana and other illegal or controlled substances, but not alcohol. However it does say "other depressants".
Anyone have any first hand knowledge or references for this? I would really hate for him to not be able to protect his family, until he can get up the funds he is stuck in this apartment.
Being in this apartment with his wife and kids, he is really wanting to pick up a HD shotgun and was talking to me about it. Seeing how alcoholism is never truly cured, he really will always have an addiction to alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant. Given he went to that facility (voluntarily, it was not court ordered or anything), there is a paper trail to prove it. Would 4473 (particularly 11e) bar him from legally purchasing a firearm? I have been trying to determine if that question includes alcohol. It specifically names Marijuana and other illegal or controlled substances, but not alcohol. However it does say "other depressants".
Anyone have any first hand knowledge or references for this? I would really hate for him to not be able to protect his family, until he can get up the funds he is stuck in this apartment.
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