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1 Lea Gifford, et al., Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999 1 (2000)

handle is hein.agopinions/bchfarmt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs June 2000, NCJ 180882 Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999 By Lea. Gifford BJS Statistician Devon B. Adams BJS State Program Manager Background checks of applications for firearm transfers since implementation of the Brady Act Gene Lauver Michael Bowling, Ph.D. 1994'-99 1998 1999 Regional Justice Information Service National National National ate Federal! Natinal Natinal Natinal and local NICS On November 30, 1998, the permanent total total total checks checksb provisions of the Brady Handgun Applications and rejections prvsione P o n Act B Pady 1H03Applications received 22,254,000 3,277,000 8,621,000 4,083,000 4,538,000 Violence Prevention Act (P.L. 103-159, Applications rejected 536,000 90,000 204,000 123,000 81,000 1993) became effective. The interim system had lasted from February 29, Rejection rate 2.4% 2.7% 2.4% 3.0% 1.8% 1994, through November 29, 1998, and Note: All counts are rounded. Instant Criminal Background Check System 'The Brady Act became effective on February (NICS) Operations Report (November 30, 1998 - applied to handgun purchases from 29, 1994, and data collection began December31, 1999), published March 1, 2000. licensed firearm dealers. on March 1, 1994. Data through November 29, Rejections are an estimate based on 12 out of 1998, are primarily for handguns. the 13 months reported in the NICS Operations The permanent provisions of the Brady bApplications are from the FBI's National Report. Act require background checks of o From the inception of the Brady Act were conducted only by the FBI (1.8%) applicants for transfer of both hand- on March 1, 1994, to December 31, as opposed to States where points of guns and long guns from a Federal 1999, about 22 million applications for contact were responsible for firearms licensee (FFL). Transfers firearm purchase or pawn transaction background investigations (3.0%). requiring checks now include pawn- were subject to background checks of shop transactions as well as purchases applicants. About 536,000 were o Two-thirds (68%) of the Nation's from retail gun shops. The minimum rejected. population lived in the 26 States that check required by the permanent provi- served as POCs for handgun checks. sions is the FBI's National Instant ° In 1999 alone, 204,000 (2.4%) of Criminal Background Check System approximately 8,621,000 applications ° Among State and local agencies, (NICS). for firearm transfer were rejected by about 73% of the rejections were the FBI or State and local agencies. for a felony conviction or indictment, This Bulletin presents findings from the 11% for a disqualifying domestic Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) o Over half of the applications for violence conviction or restraining program. Included are background firearm transfers were checked order, and about 4% for State or local checks conducted by State and local directly by the FBI, while the remain- law prohibitions. The FBI's rejections points of contact (POCs), by other der of applications were checked by included a slightly higher percentage checking agencies (such as those that State or local agencies. based on the finding of a domestic violence conviction or restraining check backgrounds of permit appli- ° The rejection rate was lower in order (15%). cants), and by the FBI. Also provided States where background checks are estimates of rejection rates and the bases for rejections under the Brady Act and State laws.

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