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AUGUST 6, 2025






New report presents statistics on background checks for firearm transfers and permits [ [link removed] ]

BJS has released "Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2021". This report presents statistics on the number of applications for background checks for firearm transfers and permits received by the FBI and state and local checking agencies in 2021 and on the number and percentage of applications that were denied. It also describes the types of permits or checks used by each state, the number of denials issued by these agencies, and the reasons for denial. The report is the 19th in a series produced by BJS. 

Data used for this report were collected and prepared by the Regional Justice Information Service Commission (REJIS) through a cooperative agreement with BJS under the Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program [ [link removed] ]. Conducted annually since 1999, the FIST survey collects data on applications for and denials of firearm transfers from all state checking agencies and a representative sample of local checking agencies.  

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"Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2021" (NCJ 310167) was written by BJS statistician Elizabeth J. Davis, and Jennifer Karberg, Brittni Lambing, Ronald Frandsen, and Joseph Durso of REJIS. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ]. 

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