Triple
T5890284
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NICS |
E130970
|
entity |
| Predicate | managedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
FBI NICS Section
The FBI NICS Section is the division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation responsible for operating and overseeing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System used for firearm purchase screenings in the United States.
|
E23089
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: FBI NICS Section | Statement: [NICS, managedBy, FBI NICS Section]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FBI NICS Section Context triple: [NICS, managedBy, FBI NICS Section]
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A.
NICS
NICS (the National Instant Criminal Background Check System) is the U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
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B.
National Crime Information Center
The National Crime Information Center is a nationwide computerized database system in the United States that provides law enforcement agencies with real-time access to criminal justice information such as wanted persons, stolen property, and missing persons records.
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C.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
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D.
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division
The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division is the bureau’s largest division, responsible for managing national criminal justice information systems such as fingerprint identification, background checks, and crime data.
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E.
Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System
The Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System is the state’s background check program used to determine the eligibility of individuals purchasing or transferring firearms in Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: FBI NICS Section Triple: [NICS, managedBy, FBI NICS Section]
Generated description
The FBI NICS Section is the division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation responsible for operating and overseeing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System used for firearm purchase screenings in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FBI NICS Section Target entity description: The FBI NICS Section is the division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation responsible for operating and overseeing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System used for firearm purchase screenings in the United States.
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A.
NICS
NICS (the National Instant Criminal Background Check System) is the U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
-
B.
National Crime Information Center
The National Crime Information Center is a nationwide computerized database system in the United States that provides law enforcement agencies with real-time access to criminal justice information such as wanted persons, stolen property, and missing persons records.
-
C.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
-
D.
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division
chosen
The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division is the bureau’s largest division, responsible for managing national criminal justice information systems such as fingerprint identification, background checks, and crime data.
-
E.
Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System
The Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System is the state’s background check program used to determine the eligibility of individuals purchasing or transferring firearms in Oregon.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c0085628dc8190b334c1b44c067efc |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c036b228508190b050acf51860a5c2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0b146ad348190baeeecb65f2bf811 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0b2178dc48190948397b948dd1970 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0b29d6048819086c4d4cd01c64a51 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:58 p.m.