Temporary Insanity

[Tim67]

I watched Anatomy of a Murder and it raised an interesting question:
Would successful use of a temporary insanity defense constitute being "adjudicated mentally defective" and bar the person from buying a gun?

 

[jimdana1942]

It should.

 

[Emperor]

Section 11, line f. on Form 4473

You answer yes; no sale!

 

[LongGoneDays]

I have 18-19 hour bouts of temporary insanity everyday.

 

[Sin-ster]

I have 18-19 hour bouts of temporary insanity everyday.

Make sure I get all of your guns when you're banned from owning them. They'll have a good home-- I promise.

It is an interesting question-- and I'm sure Emperor's assessment is accurate. However, from what I understand, temporary insanity is related to an extreme emotional response-- presumably one that might overcome anyone in a similar situation. Seems like a pretty tenuous way to term someone "insane" for the purpose of denying them gun ownership. (That is of course provided my understanding is accurate-- I'm certainly not a legal guru.)

 

[Tim67]

Yes, what I was wondering is whether successfully using the defense in a trial equals actually being "adjudicated", as in a civil proceeding to determine competence.