Quoted:
My brother had a restraining order slapped on him from his ex, because of this he can no longer buy guns retail. But there is no restrictions for owning firearms, now there a stupid law.

[center][b]RESTRAINING ORDERS[/center][/b]
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 amended existing firearms statutes to make it unlawful for persons subject to certain restraining orders to receive, ship, transport or possess firearms or ammunition. To be disabling, the restraining order must:
Be issued after a hearing of which notice was given to the person and at which the person had an opportunity to participate.

Specifically restrain the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (e.g., spouse or former spouse) or the child of an intimate partner .

Include a finding that the person subject to the order represents a credible threat to the intimate partner or child OR explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.

This new amendment does not prohibit persons subject to such restraining orders from receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition for use in performing official duties on behalf of a Federal, State or local law enforcement agency.

ATF Forms 4473, Firearms Transaction Record, have been amended to include this category of prohibited person. Federal firearms licensees should destroy all obsolete 4473 s and use only those that include this category.

If you have any questions regarding prohibitive restraining orders, please contact your nearest ATF office.

NOTE: We were unable to revise ATF Form 5300.35 (Brady form) due to the strict wording of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act regarding the information that can be requested on that form. However, if a licensee has reason to believe that a person is subject to a disabling restraining order, the licensee should not transfer a firearm to that individual.