New Oklahoma Law Seeks To Keep Guns Away From Dangerous Mentally Ill

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Sun, 07/05/2015 - 9:24pm

BY JENNIFER PALMER Staff writer jpalmer@oklahoman.com Until now, Oklahoma background checks for firearm purchases and handgun licenses weren't likely to flag dangerous mentally ill applicants. But a new state law that went into effect Wednesday now requires courts to submit to the FBI the records of those who have been found mentally incompetent or involuntarily committed to prevent them from buying guns or receiving a handgun license. The information will be included in a national database that is checked by gun dealers and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which oversees handgun licenses. Oklahoma has submitted just 26 mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System since it was established more than 20 years ago and is one of just eight states to have contributed fewer than 100 such records to the system, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a national gun violence prevention organization. Until the law changed, courts lacked authority to provide such information to law enforcement agencies. Federal law already prohibits those with such mental illness from buying a gun, but with their mental status in the database, applicants can more easily be flagged during a background check by a retailer or gun dealer. Sen.Read more on NewsOK.com

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