Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§925A Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm

Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - FIREARMS › § 925A

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Covers people denied guns under 922(s) or 922(t) because state or local agencies, or the background-check system under section 103 of the Brady Act, gave wrong information, or who were not barred under 922(g) or 922(n).

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Title 18, §925A

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Any person denied a firearm pursuant to subsection (s) or (t) of section 922—

(1)due to the provision of erroneous information relating to the person by any State or political subdivision thereof, or by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; or

(2)who was not prohibited from receipt of a firearm pursuant to subsection (g) or (n) of section 922,

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References in Text

section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, referred to in par. (1), is section 103 of Pub. L. 103–159, which is classified to section 40901 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law

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Citation

18 U.S.C. § 925A

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73