Exhibit 2.
Type of gun-disqualifying record | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Any mental health disqualification | 10,473 | 12.82 |
Involuntary civil commitment | 10,414 | 12.75 |
Incompetent to stand trial | 1,716 | 2.10 |
Not guilty by reason of insanity | 236 | 0.29 |
Criminal disqualification (permanent or temporary) | 17,078 | 20.90 |
Any criminal or mental health disqualification | 22,973 | 28.12 |
Both criminal and mental health disqualification | 4,578 | 5.60 |
Not disqualified | 58,731 | 71.88 |
Involuntary examination (Baker Act)a,b | 27,381 | 33.51 |
Baker Act without criminal disqualification | 21,343 | 26.12 |
Other not disqualifiedb | 43,850 | 53.67 |
Total | 81,704 | 100.00 |
Source Florida administrative record data assembled for this study, 2002–11.
Note Boldface rows sum to 100 percent of the study population.
The Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, commonly known as the Baker Act.
Includes criminal disqualification.