Prohibiting a Pennsylvania State Police officer who had been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility from possessing a firearm when he is off duty does not violate the officer’s Second or Fifth Amendment rights, the Superior Court has ruled.
In its Dec. 24, 2013, opinion in In re Application to Restore Firearms Rights of Michael L. Keyes, the court held that records of the officer’s involuntary commitment could not be expunged from his record and further that allowing him to possess a firearm only while he is on duty is not an unconstitutional violation of his rights.
