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FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division
National Instant Criminal
Background
Check System (NICS) Section
NICS
Operational
Update
Presented by Lisa A. Vincent, NICS Unit Chief for the Appeal and Liaison Services Unit
NICS
STATISTICS
FY 2007*
Program-to-Date (PTD)*
State Inquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,040,452
40,929,229
Federal Inquiries . . . . . . . . . . .
5,136,883
42,345,756
Total NICS Inquiries . . . . . . . .
11,177,335
83,274,985
NICS Section Immediate
Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,662,435
35,247,348
NICS Section Denials . . . . . . .
66,817
610,180
NICS Section Immediate
Determination Rate (IDR) . .
* As of 12/31/2007
91.58%
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NICS Participation
AK
WA
MT
OR
ID
ND
NH
VT
ME
MN
WI
SD
NV
UT
HI
AZ
N. Mariana Islands
CO
NM
PA
IA
NE
CA
NY
MI
WY
IL
KS
OK
MO
KY
LA
WV VA
NC
TN
AR
SC
MS
TX
IN OH
AL
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
GA
Puerto Rico
Guam
American Samoa
FL
Virgin Islands
Full POC – Cont act Stat e/Territ ory for All Firearm Background Checks including permit s
Part ial-POC – Contact Stat e for Handgun & FBI for Long Gun Background Checks
4 Part ial-POC – Contact Stat e for Handgun Permit & FBI for Long Gun Background Checks
35 Non-POC – Contact FBI for All Firearm Background Checks
19 This t ext ure denot es t hat t he Stat e has at least one ATF-Qualified Alt ernat e Permit . These permit s are issued by local
or st at e agencies. Refer t o t he lat est Permanent Brady Permit Chart for specific permit det ails.
1 Denot es t he st at e has an ATF-Qualified Alt ernat e Permit , but has discont inued issuing new permit s.
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03/2007
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Criminal History Records (CHR)
The NICS Section proactively seeks record completing information. As
a result of the efforts of the NICS Section’s staff, and as of 12/31/2007:
• Over 37,366 CHRs were updated in 2007.
• Over 630,345 CHRs were updated PTD.
• Over 14,688 dispositions were forwarded to the states for maintenance
at the state level in 2007. Since 2004, over 59,342 records have been
forwarded to the states.
• On 09/12-13/2007, the second annual Report, Educate and Associate
Criminal Histories Conference was hosted at the CJIS Division.
Participation included the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and
representatives from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kansas,
Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
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NICS Outreach Efforts
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4/04-05/2007, the NICS Section attended the Law Enforcement Exposition in New York.
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7/11-12/2007, the NICS Section attended the Law Enforcement Exposition in Ohio.
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10/01-05/2007: The NICS Section attended and participated in the Court
Technology Conference in Tampa, Florida. As newcomers to this informationsharing forum, the NICS Section networked with court professionals from around
the world regarding common interests such as training, communications, etc.
Additionally, the NICS Section promoted Web cast training modules (which will
be availed to judges, law enforcement officials, etc.) developed with the assistance
of the BJS.
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Since the POC Support Team’s inception in 2003, it has held over 200 training events
and trained over 5,600 individuals. These training events have occurred in states including
Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Texas,
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota,
Arizona, Montana, and Illinois.
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Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence
(MCDV) and Processing Background Checks
• The NICS, with direction/guidance from the U. S. Department of Justice,
implemented a change in the processing of possible MCDVs to more
closely adhere to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).
• The processing change applies to the element of “physical force” and
the use of records of conviction and/or transcripts to prove the element
as a contributing factor.
• Because of the potential for state law to reflect disjunctive elements, it is
possible that MCDVs predicated on information such as contained in police
reports would not qualify as an MCDV (conviction) under the GCA unless
specific documentation (e.g., court transcripts) establishes such.
• The NICS Section implemented the aforementioned on 10/01/2007.
• The states are working towards compliance.
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NICS Index
• As of 1/1/2008, there were 5,108,039 federally prohibiting records
maintained in the NICS Index. Of these records, 518,499 entries are based on
mental health information.
• The NICS Section continues to avidly promote the sharing of information
with federal and state agencies specific to the benefits of submitting immediately
disqualifying record information to the nationally-held NICS Index.
• The FBI also contributes records to the NICS Index (e.g., discovered when
processing transactions or via individual submission to the FBI). As of
1/1/2008, approximately 46,092 records had been entered into the NICS
Index by the NICS Section employees.
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Active Records in the NICS Index
Citizenship
Renounced
0.25%
Dishonorable
Discharge
0.30%
Controlled
Substance
Abuse
0.01%
Mental
Defective
10.16%
Denied Persons
13.89%
Illegal/Unlawful
Aliens
75.39%
* As of 12/31/2007
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NICS Index State Participation
Participating States
Non-participating States
AK
ME
WA
OR
MT
ID
ME
ND
MN
WI
SD
MI
WY
NV
NE
UT
CA
HI
AZ
CO
NM
KS
OK
TX
N. Mariana
Islands
Guam
American Samoa
As of 12/31/2007
IA
IL IN
MO
PA
OH
WV VA
NC
TN
SC
AR
MS AL GA
LA
FL
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
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NICS Index – Mental Health Information
Submission Participation
AK
WA
OR
MT
ID
WY
CA
HI
NV
UT
AZ
N. Mariana Islands
Guam
American Samoa
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Contribute Mental Health
Contribute Mental Health
Contribute Mental Health
Contribute Mental Health
Denied Persons File
As of 12/31/2007
CO
NM
ND
NH
VT ME
MN
WI
SD
NY
MI
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
PA
OH
IN
IL
WVVA
KS
MO
KY
NC
TN
OK AR
SC
MS AL GA
LA
TX
NE
IA
FL
Puerto Rico
Virgin
Islands
Information
Information (less than 100 Submissions)
Information to the Denied Persons File Only
Information to both the Mental Defective File and the
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NICS Index Growth
Total Growth in all Categories
5,108,039
2007
4,116,105
2006
3,938,257
2005
3,643,712
2004
3,373,292
2003
2,876,192
2002
2001
1,114,072
2000
1,043,667
1999
1,035,870
1998
938,002
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
Number of Records
As of 12/31/2007
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NICS Index Growth
Mental Health Information
2007
518,499
2006
298,571
233,767
2005
2004
222,145
2003
209,835
142,651
2002
2001
89,596
2000
89,591
1999
88,939
1998
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0
As of 12/31/2007
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
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Out-of-State Denials Based on State
Submissions to the NICS Index
The following is evidence that prohibited persons do cross state lines in
attempts to purchase firearms.*
800
750
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
FL
MI
NH
UT
VT
VA
WA
[710]
[109]
[62]
[64]
[245]
[502]
[62]
Note: The aforementioned represents a sampling of states and is not all inclusive.
* As of 12/31/2007
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The NICS Index Continues to Grow
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California submitted approximately 203,103 submissions to the NICS
Index Mental Defective File as of 12/31/2007.
• In 2007, the state of Ohio began submitting information to the NICS
Index Mental Defective File. Approximately 7,845 records currently
maintained in the NICS Index were submitted by Ohio officials.
• In 2007, the state of Kansas began submitting information to the NICS
Index Mental Defective File. Approximately 2,308 records currently
maintained in the NICS Index were submitted by Kansas officials.
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NICS Contact Information
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306
E-mail: [email protected]
NICS Customer Service: 1-877-444-NICS (6427)
NICS Section Chief: Bobby P. Hamil, Jr.
(304) 625-3500
NICS Unit Chiefs
Monica D. Snider
(304) 625-7331
Joey L. Hixenbaugh
(304) 625-7333
Lisa A. Vincent
(304) 625-7332
Gary A. Wick
(304) 625-7334
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