BJS: Bureau of Justice Statistics
2006 | 1999-2006 | |||||||||||||||
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Reason for denial |
FBI | State | Local | FBI | State | Local | ||||||||||
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Total |
100 |
% | 100 |
% | 100 |
% | 100 |
% | 100 |
% | 100 |
% | ||||
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Felony indictment/conviction |
36.1 |
44.7 |
26.2 |
48.0 |
56.7 |
27.3 |
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Other criminal historya |
28.5 |
-- |
-- |
19.4 |
-- |
-- |
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State law prohibition |
-- |
6.1 |
1.3 |
-- |
6.9 |
14.2 |
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Domestic violence |
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Misdemeanor conviction | 9.8 |
10.8 |
14.1 |
12.4 |
10.4 |
11.1 |
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Restraining order | 4.3 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
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Fugitive |
6.1 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
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Illegal alien |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Mental illness or disability |
0.6 |
5.7 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
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Drug addiction |
8.7 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
7.6 |
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Local law prohibition |
-- |
0 |
2.7 |
-- |
0 |
5.8 |
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Other prohibitionsb |
4.3 |
18.4 |
31.3 |
3.0 |
12.7 |
26.3 |
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Note: Reasons for denials are based on 18 U.S.C. 922 and state laws. --Not available or Not applicable. aIncludes state prohibitions, multiple DUI's, non-NCIC warrants, and other unspecified criminal history disqualifiers. bIncludes juveniles, persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Services, persons who have renounced their U.S. citizenship, and other unspecified persons. |
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