Federal Denials
Reason Why NICS Denies
November 30, 1998 - July 31, 2008
| PCA Code |
Prohibited Category Description | Total | Percent of Total |
|
| A1 | Convicted of a crime punishable
by more than one year or a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years |
430,718 | 66.60% | |
| A2 | Under Indictment/Information | 516 | 0.08% | |
| B | Fugitive from Justice | 31,669 | 4.90% | |
| C | Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance | 48,321 | 7.47% | |
| D | Adjudicated Mental Defective/Committed to a Mental Institution | 3,216 | 0.50% | |
| E | Illegal Unlawful Alien | 8,531 | 1.32% | |
| F | Dishonorable Discharge | 362 | 0.06% | |
| G | Renounced U.S. Citizenship | 35 | 0.01% | |
| H | Protection Restraining Order for Domestic Violence | 28,536 | 4.41% | |
| I | Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction | 78,559 | 12.15% | |
| J | State Prohibitor | 8,301 | 1.28% | |
| M | Federally Denied Persons File | 7,885 | 1.22% | |
| Total Federal Denials | 646,649 | 100.00% | ||
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Information