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Table 2. Number of applications and denials, by type of agency and type of check, 1999-2006
Type of checks
conducted |
2006 |
|
1999-2006a |
|
|
Applications |
Denials |
Percent denied |
Applications |
Denials |
Percent denied |
| |
| |
National total (FIST and FBI) |
8,612,201 |
134,442 |
1.6 |
% |
|
65,781,832 |
1,182,207 |
1.8 |
% |
| |
FBI total |
5,262,752 |
69,930 |
1.3 |
|
|
37,209,299 |
544,527 |
1.5 |
|
| |
State and local total (FIST)b |
3,349,449 |
64,512 |
1.9 |
|
|
28,572,533 |
637,680 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
State agencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
2,947,148 |
54,809 |
1.9 |
% |
|
24,400,779 |
548,719 |
2.2 |
% |
| |
Instant checkc |
1,976,277 |
39,294 |
2.0 |
|
|
17,084,588 |
425,381 |
2.5 |
|
| |
Purchase permitd |
292,914 |
8,132 |
2.8 |
|
|
2,533,589 |
57,573 |
2.3 |
|
| |
Exempt carry permite |
266,118 |
3,107 |
1.2 |
|
|
1,511,011 |
31,488 |
2.1 |
|
| |
Other approvalsf |
411,839 |
4,276 |
1.0 |
|
|
3,271,591 |
34,277 |
1.1 |
|
|
|
| Local agenciesg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
562,587 |
9,703 |
1.7 |
% |
|
4,764,677 |
88,961 |
1.9 |
% |
| |
Purchase permitd |
332,392 |
7,262 |
2.2 |
|
|
3,047,846 |
64,684 |
2.1 |
|
| |
Exempt carry permite |
184,450 |
2,143 |
1.2 |
|
|
1,315,743 |
20,950 |
1.6 |
|
| |
Other approvalsf |
45,745 |
298 |
0.7 |
|
|
401,088 |
3,327 |
0.8 |
|
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Note: Counts are rounded to the nearest 1,000.
aTotals for the 8-year period include December 1998.
bAgencies that conduct exempt carry permit checks in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming request an FBI background check, but the state agency makes the decision to approve or deny an applicant. Applications in these states are included in FBI checks but denials are included in state and local checks, causing a reduction of FIST total applications by 160,286 in 2006 and 592,923 for 1999 to 2006.
cInstant check requires a seller to transmit a buyer's application to a checking agency by telephone or computer; the agency is required to respond immediately or as soon as possible.
dPurchase permit systems require a buyer to obtain, after a background check, a government-issued document such as a permit, license, or identification card that must be presented to a seller in order to receive a firearm.
eExempt carry permit is a state concealed weapons permit, issued after a background check, that exempts the holder from a new check at the time of purchase under an ATF ruling or state law.
fOther approval systems require a seller to transmit an application to a checking agency, with transfers delayed until a waiting period expires or the agency completes a check.
gTotals were estimated. See Methodology for more detail. |
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