National Instant Criminal Background Check System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Instant_Criminal_Background_Check_System
GPTKB entity
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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 5