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Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2000Describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2000. Provides the number of applications checked by State points of contact, estimates of the number of applications checked by local agencies, the number of applications rejected, the reasons for rejection, and estimates of applications and rejections conducted by each type of approval system, including permit approval systems. Also provides limited information about appeals of rejected applications and arrests for falsified applications. The Firearm Statistics Inquiry Program, funded under the National Criminal History Improvement Program, and conducted by the Regional Justice Information Service (REJIS) of St. Louis, Missouri, is an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the procedures and statistics related to background checks in each State. The previous bulletin from this series, which covered the first year of the permanent provisions of the Brady Act, was released in June of 2000. Highlights include the following:
Reports covering
the Brady interim period, the time prior to the permanent provisions,
are in the series Presale
Handgun Checks. This report is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page.
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