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National Instant Criminal Background Check System
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Instant_Criminal_Background_Check_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
background check system
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:NICS
gptkbp:activeYearsStart
November 30, 1998
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:annualChecks
tens of millions
gptkbp:appliesTo
federally licensed firearms dealers
gptkbp:challengeProcess
appeal available for denied transactions
gptkbp:checksFor
immigration law
criminal records
dishonorable military discharge
domestic violence restraining orders
fugitive from justice status
mental health adjudications
gptkbp:compatibleWith
private sales in some states
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:database
gptkb:Interstate_Identification_Index
gptkb:National_Crime_Information_Center
gptkb:NICS_Index
gptkbp:dataSource
gptkb:Interstate_Identification_Index
gptkb:National_Crime_Information_Center
gptkb:NICS_Index
gptkbp:established
1998
gptkbp:establishedBy
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkbp:excludes
some concealed carry permit holders
gptkbp:features
regulated by federal law
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Clarksburg,_West_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
gptkbp:notifiesLawEnforcement
in some cases of denial
gptkbp:processTime
typically within minutes
gptkbp:purpose
to determine eligibility to purchase firearms
gptkbp:relatedLegislation
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:Fix_NICS_Act
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Brady_Law
gun control
Federal Firearms License
gptkbp:result
approve, deny, or delay firearm transfer
gptkbp:runsThrough
gptkb:FBI_Criminal_Justice_Information_Services_Division
gptkbp:someStatesActAsPointOfContact
true
gptkbp:someStatesUseFBIAsPointOfContact
true
gptkbp:subjectOf
Second Amendment discussions
background check loophole debates
gun policy debates
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries
varies by state
gptkbp:type
electronic database
gptkbp:usedFor
firearm sales background checks
gptkbp:website
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nics
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:Criminal_Justice_Information_Services_Division
gptkb:National_Crime_Information_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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