National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf background check system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NICS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:annualChecks over 20 million
gptkbp:appealsProcess yes
FBI NICS Section
gptkbp:appliesTo federally licensed firearms dealers
gptkbp:checksFor immigration law
criminal records
restraining orders
domestic violence records
mental health records
fugitive status
military dishonorable discharge
gptkbp:compatibleWith private sales in some states
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataRetention 24 hours for approved transactions
longer for denied transactions
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:Interstate_Identification_Index
gptkb:National_Crime_Information_Center
gptkb:NICS_Index
gptkbp:denialReasons other
dishonorable discharge
felony conviction
underage
renounced U.S. citizenship
illegal possession of firearm
fugitive from justice
restraining order
domestic violence conviction
federal prohibitor
illegal alien status
mental health adjudication
mental institution commitment
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
prohibited by court order
state prohibitor
under indictment
unlawful user of controlled substance
gptkbp:established 1998
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkbp:fullPointOfContactStates yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
gptkbp:lawEnforcementUse yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Clarksburg,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:nonPointOfContactStates yes
gptkbp:openToPublic no
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:FBI_Criminal_Justice_Information_Services_Division
gptkbp:partialPointOfContactStates yes
gptkbp:processTime usually within minutes
gptkbp:purpose background checks for firearm purchases
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:Gun_Control_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Fix_NICS_Act
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Second_Amendment
gptkb:Brady_Act
gun control
gptkbp:result delay
approve
deny
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries varies by state
gptkbp:website https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brady_Act_sunset_provisions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7