Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-09 21:06:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9C5DB981F088EBCBE132A8A8231FDB10F04B66573842D461ACA5B98E27DD6DA7
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In the United States access to guns is controlled by law under federal statutes. It prevents gun ownership by those "adjudicated as a mental defective or been committed to a mental institution" https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922 Federal constitution and federal law take precedence over state laws. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/supremacy_clause
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