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Beiruty wrote:Does NICS show mental hospitalization?

I don't think they show hospitalization. I think if you are committed or declared mentally defective by a court order that it is reported to the FBI.

Beiruty wrote:If the firearms were acquired from FFL dealers, they are in heap of trouble.

If the 4473 was properly filled out, then the FFL isn't in any trouble. How do you expect an FFL to know whether somebody is an addict or has been treated in a psychiatric hospital?

The .40-caliber Smith & Wesson used to kill McMillian was traced to an Irving man who purchased it at an area pawnshop and later resold it to another Irving pawnshop, which had no record of a buyer, the documents said.

From the article, it would appear that the handgun was stolen, or sold off the books. It isn't clear if the rifle was purchased FTF or stolen from the Albuquerque owner.