This report presents data on the number of applications for background checks for firearm transfers and permits received by the FBI and state and local checking agencies in 2018. It provides the percentage of applications that were denied and the reasons for denial. It also describes the types of permits used and the number of applications and denials by each state. This report is the seventeenth in the series.
Findings in this report are based on BJS?s Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program. FIST collects information on firearm applications, denials, and reasons for denial from state and local checking agencies then combines it with data from the FBI?s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). FIST also collects data on denials that the FBI referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives? Denial Enforcement and NICS Intelligence Branch for investigation and possible prosecution.
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2018 (NCJ 301318) was written by BJS Statistician Connor Brooks. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.
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