National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
GPTKB entity
Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Photographer
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| gptkbp:annualVisitors |
millions of checks conducted
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
state and federal agencies
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| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over gun control
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| gptkbp:customerService |
government agencies
law enforcement agencies firearm retailers |
| gptkbp:dataUsage |
gptkb:National_Crime_Information_Center_(NCIC)
state databases Interstate Identification Index (III) limited retention period |
| gptkbp:establishedIn |
1998
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| gptkbp:evaluates |
regular audits conducted
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| gptkbp:funding |
federal and state funding
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| gptkbp:futurePlans |
enhancements in technology
better integration with state systems expansion of database access improved user training programs increased funding for improvements |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
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| gptkbp:impact |
reduction in gun violence
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| gptkbp:improves |
ongoing updates to data accuracy
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
Gun Control Act of 1968 |
| gptkbp:mandates |
private sales
gun shows certain transfers |
| gptkbp:matchType |
instant background check
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation_(FBI)
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| gptkbp:primaryUser |
licensed firearm dealers
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
educational campaigns
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to conduct background checks for firearm purchases
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
public safety
criminal justice system firearm_ownership |
| gptkbp:reportsTo |
mandatory reporting of prohibited persons
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| gptkbp:responseTime |
usually within minutes
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
high rate of compliance
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| gptkbp:successStories |
preventing sales to domestic abusers
preventing sales to felons preventing sales to mentally ill individuals |
| gptkbp:technology |
telecommunication systems
computerized database |
| gptkbp:type |
regulated by federal law
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