Question about gun background check

[witchcraft]

I saw a new thread in which someone said they bought a shotgun, but I didn't want to hijack their thread with my question...

Without being too specific for privacy concerns, I reside in the midwest US.

If I try to purchase a gun, will my psych ward visit from a year ago prevent me from purchasing it? For context, I did not have a court hearing or anything like that; my therapist simply called the cops on me in the early hours of the morning, and the police said I could either go with them or in an ambulance.

I just can't take being alive anymore, and I need to learn what my options are so that I can begin figuring out a plan. My life is over and it's never getting better. Nothing I try to do ever helps, and nobody can help me. If guns are out of the question because of my medical history, I will need to find another way.

 

[Kalista]

if you were taken in an involuntary hold for 72 hours (5150), then you can no longer purchase a gun for up to 5 years. you can challenge this at the court so you can purchase again, but have a feeling it won't be easy

but just because you were at the hospital doesn't mean you got a 5150 on record -- because they could have taken you to the er, but never check you in their 'psychiatric care.'