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Jennifer C. Karberg, Ronald J. Frandsen, Joseph M. Durso, Regional Justice Information Service, Allina D. Lee, Bureau of Justice Statistics
December 9, 2014 NCJ 247815
Describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2012. These statistical tables provide the estimated number of firearm applications and denials since the inception of the Brady Act in 1994 through 2012. The tables include estimates of applications and denials conducted by each type of approval system from 1999 to 2012 and provides state-level estimates for application and denial rates. The tables also provide data on reasons for denial. The Bureau of Justice Statistics Firearm Inquiry Statistics program annually surveys state and local checking agencies to collect information on firearm background check activity and combines this information with FBI NICS transaction data.
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Part of the Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Series
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