In Florida as long as a person who has been Baker Acted is not committed to a mental health facility, they have a chance to get their guns back.

After a hearing on Wednesday, 77-year-old John Thomas was given his guns back by a Hillsborough County judge.

Thomas was Baker Acted last year after firing shots at rats inside a shed. Neighbors called police and his weapons were seized.

"Probably because I fired 6 shots in city limits," said Thomas. "They [police] had no way of knowing what I was really doing in there."

Thomas was mentally evaluated after being Baker Acted and was not forcibly committed. He says it was a misunderstanding and he is mentally fit to have weapons.

Two other people whose weapons were seized after they were Baker Acted were also given their guns back yesterday in Hillsborough County court.

The process for returning weapons to people whose mental health has been called into question is in the forefront of the gun control debate.

Law Enforcement officials declined to comment on this story because it is so controversial.