battery),iftheoenseiscommittedbyoneofthedenedparties.(SeeExceptioninthedenitionof“ProhibitedPerson”).Apersonwhohasbeen
convictedofamisdemeanorcrimeofdomesticviolencealsoisnotprohibitedunless;(1)thepersonwasrepresentedbyalawyerorgaveuptheright
toalawyer;or(2)ifthepersonwasentitledtoajury,wastriedbyajury,orgaveuptherighttoajurytrial.Personssubjecttothisexceptionshould
mark “no” in the applicable box.
8. An Alien Admitted to the United States Under a Nonimmigrant Visa - Includes, among others, persons visiting the United States temporarily for business or
pleasure,personsstudyingintheUnitedStateswhomaintainaresidenceabroad,andcertaintemporaryforeignworkers.ThedenitiondoesNOT include
permanent resident aliens nor does it apply to nonimmigrant aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to either the Visa Waiver Program or to regulations
otherwiseexemptingthemfromvisarequirements.
9. Exceptions to Prohibition on Aliens Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa - An alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa
isnotprohibitedfrompurchasing,receiving,orpossessingarearmifthealien:(1)isinpossessionofahuntinglicenseorpermitlawfullyissued
bytheFederalGovernment,aState,orlocalgovernment,oranIndiantribefederallyrecognizedbytheBureauofIndianAairs,whichisvalidand
unexpired;(2)wasadmittedtotheUnitedStatesforlawfulhuntingorsportingpurposes;(3)hasreceivedawaiverfromtheprohibitionfromthe
AttorneyGeneraloftheUnitedStates;(4)isanocialrepresentativeofaforeigngovernmentwhoisaccreditedtotheUnitedStatesGovernment
ortheGovernment’smissiontoaninternationalorganizationhavingitsheadquartersintheUnitedStates;(5)isenroutetoorfromanother
countrytowhichthatalienisaccredited;(6)isanocialofaforeigngovernmentoradistinguishedforeignvisitorwhohasbeensodesignatedby
theDepartmentofState;or(7)isaforeignlawenforcementocerofafriendlyforeigngovernmententeringtheUnitedStatesonociallaw
enforcement business.
10. Prohibited Person - Generally,18.U.S.C.§922(g)prohibitstheshipment,transportation,receipt,orpossessioninoraectinginterstatecommerce
ofarearmbyonewho:hasbeenconvictedofamisdemeanorcrimeofdomesticviolence;hasbeenconvictedofafelony,oranyothercrime,
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (this does not include State misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment of two years or
less);isafugitivefromjustice,isanunlawfuluserof,oraddictedto,marijuanaoranydepressant,stimulant,ornarcoticdrug,oranyothercontrolled
substance;hasbeenadjudicatedasamentaldefectiveorhasbeencommittedtoamentalinstitution;hasbeendischargedfromtheArmedForces
underdishonorableconditions,hasrenouncedhisorherU.S.citizenship;isanalienillegallyintheUnitedStatesoranalienadmittedtotheUnited
Statesunderanonimmigrantvisa;orissubjecttocertainrestrainingorders.Furthermore,Section922(n)prohibitstheshipment,transportation,
orreceiptinoraectinginterstatecommerceofarearmbyonewhoisunderindictmentorinformationforafelonyinanyFederal,Stateorlocal
court,oranyothercrime,punishablebyimprisonmentforatermexceedingoneyear.Aninformationisaformalaccusationofacrimeveriedbya
prosecutor.
EXCEPTION: Apersonwhohasbeenconvictedofafelony,oranyothercrime,forwhichthejudgecouldhaveimprisonedthepersonformore
thanoneyear,orwhohasbeenconvictedofamisdemeanorcrimeofdomesticviolence,isnotprohibitedfrompurchasing,receiving,orpossessing
arearmif:(1)underthelawofthejurisdictionwheretheconvictionoccurred,thepersonhasbeenpardoned,theconvictionhasbeenexpungedor
set aside, or the person has had their civil rights (therighttovote,sitonajury,andholdpublicoce)takenawayandlaterrestoredAND(2)the
personisnotprohibitedbythelawofthejurisdictionwheretheconvictionoccurredfromreceivingorpossessingrearms.Personssubjecttothis
exception should mark “no” in the applicable box.
11. Fugitive From Justice - AnypersonwhohasedfromanyStatetoavoidprosecutionforafelonyoramisdemeanor,oranypersonwholeavesthe
Statetoavoidgivingtestimonyinanycriminalproceeding.Thetermalsoincludesanypersonwhoknowsthatmisdemeanororfelonychargesare
pendingagainstsuchpersonandwholeavestheStateofprosecution.
12. Adjudicated as a Mental Defective - Adeterminationbyacourt,board,commission,orotherlawfulauthoritythataperson,asaresultof
markedsubnormalintelligence,ormentalillness,incompetency,condition,ordisease:(1)isadangertohimselfortoothers;or(2)lacksthe
mentalcapacitytocontractormanagehisownaairs.Thistermshallinclude:(1)andingofinsanitybyacourtinacriminalcase;and(2)
those persons found incompetent to stand trial or found not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility.
13. Committed to a Mental Institution - Aformalcommitmentofapersontoamentalinstitutionbyacourt,board,commission,orotherlawful
authority. The term includes a commitment to a mental institution involuntarily. The term includes commitment for mental defectiveness or mental
illness. It also includes commitments for other reasons, such as for drug use. The term does not include a person in a mental institution for
observation or a voluntary admission to a mental institution.
EXCEPTION: UndertheNICSImprovementAmendmentsActof2007,apersonwhohasbeenadjudicatedasamentaldefectiveorcommitted
toamentalinstitutioninaStateproceedingisnotprohibitedbytheadjudicationorcommitmentifthepersonhasbeengrantedreliefbythe
adjudicating/committingStatepursuanttoaqualifyingmentalhealthrelieffromdisabilitiesprogram.Also,apersonwhohasbeenadjudicatedasa
mentaldefectiveorcommittedtoamentalinstitutionbyadepartmentoragencyoftheFederalGovernmentisnotprohibitedbytheadjudicationor
commitmentifeither:(a)theperson’sadjudicationorcommitmentwasset-asideorexpungedbytheadjudicating/committingagency;(b)the
personhasbeenfullyreleasedordischargedfromallmandatorytreatment,supervision,ormonitoringbytheagency;(c)thepersonwasfound
bytheagencytonolongersuerfromthementalhealthconditionthatservedasthebasisoftheinitialadjudication/commitment;(d)the
adjudicationorcommitment,respectively,isbasedsolelyonamedicalndingofdisability,withoutanopportunityforahearingbyacourt,board,
commission,orotherlawfulauthority,andthepersonhasnotbeenadjudicatedasamentaldefectiveconsistentwithsection922(g)(4)oftitle18,
UnitedStatesCode;or(e)thepersonwasgrantedrelieffromtheadjudicating/committingagencypursuanttoaqualiedmentalhealthrelieffrom
disabilities program. Personswhofallwithinoneoftheaboveexceptionsshouldmark“no”intheapplicablebox.Thisexceptiontoanadjudication
or commitment by a Federal department or agency does notapplytoanypersonwhowasadjudicatedtobenotguiltybyreasonofinsanity,orbased
on a lack of mental responsibility, or found incompetent to stand trial, in any criminal case or under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
ATF
E-Form 7(5310.12)/7CR(5310.16)
Revised April 2019