[ScottRiqui]

Reading the directions for ATF Form 4473, it sounds like he can still honestly answer "no" to question 11. The instructions specifically say that being remanded to a mental institution for observation isn't the same as being "committed", and there's even a specific exemption that says that being committed by an agency of the federal government (as opposed to being committed by the court system) doesn't make you a prohibited person after you've been released or the agency decides not to pursue the committal.