A few years later, those US marines will be quite surprised to learn that they are barred for life from possessing firearms.
The question on the 4473 says "are you an unlawful user of.." That requires both currency (are you...) and breaking a law (unlawful). Please don't spread misinformation.
You're definitely right, and I'm not trying to make a statement about your personality or anything (I'm almost 100% sure you didn't intend it this way), but the phrase "please don't spread misinformation" comes across as so smug and pompous.
Every time I see someone post it I immediately want to read them the long list of all the dumb shit they've ever said in their life (we all got a really, really long list).
analyte123 also corrected the guy, but I read it and instead thought, 'huh, learned something new today.'