Full Participants (13): States that conduct NICS checks for all firearms purchases and/or for alternate permits for handguns and long guns:
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California*
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii*
Illinois |
Nevada
New Jersey
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah*
Virginia |
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Partial Participants (8): States that perform checks for handgun permits, while the FBI performs NICS checks for long gun purchases:
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Iowa*
Michigan* |
Nebraska*
North Carolina* |
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States that perform NICS checks for handgun purchases, while the FBI performs NICS checks for long gun purchases:
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Maryland
New Hampshire |
Washington
Wisconsin |
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Nonparticipants (35): The FBI performs NICS checks on both handguns and long guns for:
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Alabama
Alaska*
American Samoa
Arizona*
Arkansas*
Delaware
Georgia*
Guam
Idaho*
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky*
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi*
Missouri
Montana* |
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota*
Northern Mariana Island
Ohio
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina*
South Dakota
Texas*
Vermont
U.S. Virgin Islands
West Virginia
Wyoming*
Washington, DC |
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*denotes states that have an ATF-qualified alternate permit
Updated 07/01/08
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