Devon B. Adams, Michael Bowling, Ph.D., Matthew J. Hickman, Ph.D., Gene Lauver
September 22, 2002 NCJ 195235
Describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2001. 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 Inquiry Statistics Program, funded under the National Criminal History Improvement Program, is an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the procedures and statistics related to background checks in selected States.
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Part of the Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Series
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