been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. (Added in 1996, with the Lautenberg Amendment) A person who is under indictment or information for a crime (misdemeanor) punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding two years cannot lawfully receive a firearm. Such person may continue to lawfully possess firearms obtained prior to the indictment or information, and if cleared or acquitted can receive firearms without restriction. These provisions are stated in the form of questions on Federal Form 4473. In 2001, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (consisting of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi) ruled that the Lautenberg Amendment, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)(C)(ii) (which extended the original FOPA restrictions on firearm ownership to persons under a court order in connection with domestic violence) did not violate the Second Amendment, and did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment as applied to the defendant, in United States v. Emerson. See also Gun ownership Gun law in the United States Gun politics in the United States References Further reading A more accessible facsimile of the 1982 Senate subcommittee report. External links ATF Firearms main page 1986 in American law 99th United States Congress Gun politics in the United States United States federal criminal legislation United States federal firearms legislation