                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                          CHAPTER 44--FIREARMS
 
Sec. 925A. Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm

    Any person denied a firearm pursuant to subsection (s) or (t) of 
section 922--
        (1) due to the provision of erroneous information relating to 
    the person by any State or political subdivision thereof, or by the 
    national instant criminal background check system established under 
    section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; or
        (2) who was not prohibited from receipt of a firearm pursuant to 
    subsection (g) or (n) of section 922,

may bring an action against the State or political subdivision 
responsible for providing the erroneous information, or responsible for 
denying the transfer, or against the United States, as the case may be, 
for an order directing that the erroneous information be corrected or 
that the transfer be approved, as the case may be. In any action under 
this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing 
party a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.

(Added Pub. L. 103-159, title I, Sec. 104(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 
1543.)

                       References in Text

    Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, referred 
to in par. (1), is section 103 of Pub. L. 103-159, which is set out as a 
note under section 922 of this title.
