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Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales
This report provides an overview of the firearm check
procedures in each of the states, summarizing the initial
responses provided by 40 states and verbal discussions with the
non-responding states; it is a prelude to ongoing data
collection efforts that will focus on the number of applications
received, the number rejected, the reason(s) for the rejection,
and other processing information associated with each
application to purchase a firearm. This is the first report to
be published as part of the BJS Firearm Inquiry Statistics
(FIST) project, which is part of the BJS National Criminal
History Improvement Program (NCHIP). The project is being
conducted by the Regional Justice Information Service (REJIS) of
St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of the project is to develop
statistics that describe the implementation of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act). It is anticipated that
data will be obtained from more than 500 state and local CLEOs
(Chief Law Enforcement Officers, i.e., any agency designated as
authorized to perform criminal record checks for handgun
purchases under the Brady Act or, in the case of Brady
Alternative States, under its own legislation). Data will be
used for national projections. 5/96. NCJ 160763 |
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