Datasets / NICS Report & Statistics


NICS Report & Statistics

Published By Department of Justice

Issued over 9 years ago

US
beta

Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms