Appendix table 1. Agencies conducting firearm background checks, December 31, 2007
| Jurisdiction |
Names or description of checking agencies |
|
| Purchase check or permit |
Exempt carry permita |
| |
| United States |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
--- |
| Alabama |
--- |
--- |
| Alaska |
--- |
--- |
| Arizona |
--- |
Department of Public Safety |
| Arkansas |
--- |
State Police |
| California |
Department of Justice Firearms Division |
--- |
| Colorado |
Bureau of Investigation Insta-Check Unit |
--- |
| Connecticut |
State Police Special Licensing & Firearms |
--- |
| Delaware |
State Police Bureau of Identification |
Three county superior courts |
| Georgia |
--- |
159 county probate courts |
| Florida |
Department of Law Enforcement |
--- |
| Hawaii |
Four police departments |
--- |
| Idaho |
--- |
44 county sheriffs |
| Illinois |
State Police FOID and FTIP units |
--- |
| Indiana |
--- |
--- |
| Iowa |
Dept. of Public Safety / 99 county sheriffs |
Dept. of Public Safety / 99 county sheriffs |
| Kansas |
--- |
--- |
| Kentucky |
--- |
State Police |
| Louisiana |
--- |
--- |
| Maine |
--- |
--- |
| Maryland |
State Police Firearms Enforcement Division |
--- |
| Massachusetts |
351 police departments |
351 police departments |
| Michigan |
595 sheriffs and police departments |
County licensing boards |
| Minnesota |
568 sheriffs and police departments |
87 county sheriffs |
| Mississippi |
--- |
Department of Public Safety |
| Missourib |
--- |
--- |
| Montana |
--- |
56 county sheriffs |
| Nebraska |
95 sheriffs and police departments |
--- |
| Nevada |
Department of Public Safety |
17 county sheriffs |
| New Hampshire |
Department of Safety |
--- |
| New Jersey |
State Police / 505 local police departments |
--- |
| New Mexico |
--- |
--- |
| New York |
58 county sheriffs; some police departments |
--c |
| North Carolina |
100 county sheriffs |
100 county sheriffs |
| North Dakota |
--- |
Bureau of Criminal Investigation |
| Ohio |
--- |
--- |
| Oklahoma |
--- |
--- |
| Oregon |
State Police Firearms Unit |
--- |
| Pennsylvania |
State Police Firearms Division |
--- |
| Rhode Island |
39 police departments |
--- |
| South Carolina |
--- |
Law Enforcement Division |
| South Dakota |
--- |
--- |
| Tennessee |
Bureau of Investigation Instant Check |
--- |
| Texas |
--- |
Department of Public Safety |
| Utah |
Bureau of Criminal Identification |
Bureau of Criminal Identification |
| Vermont |
--- |
--- |
| Virginia |
State Police Firearm Transaction Program |
--- |
| Washington |
291 sheriffs and police departments |
--- |
| West Virginia |
--- |
--- |
| Wisconsin |
Department of Justice Handgun Hotline |
--- |
| Wyoming |
--- |
Wyoming Attorney General |
| |
---FBI conducts purchase checks or jurisdiction has no exempt permits.
aAgencies listed issue carry permits that may be used to waive a purchase check.
bMissouri's handgun purchase permit law was repealed as of August 28, 2007.
cLicense required for purchase may also allow carrying. |
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