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Incorrect in Oregon at least. You have to be committed which is a very specific legal process. You can under certain conditions lose firearms rights if you were hospitalized voluntarily. It's a lot different than people think.I don't know enough of the specifics to contend any points, however, I've long understood any person who is involuntarily hospitalized for mental instability to lose firearms rights. Hence the importance of a person to voluntarily hospitalize themselves when needing mental health support.
And if you think your counties are actually reporting this with anything like regularity, then that would be an error. I have been informed that since there is not a penalty for failing to accurately get this info where a background check could find it, it is rarely done.