Review of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Enforcement of Brady Act Violations Identified Through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Report Number I-2004-006
July 2004
FULL PARTICIPANTS (14): States that conduct their own NICS checks for all firearms purchases and for permits for handguns and long guns.
California | Hawaii | Pennsylvania | |
Colorado | Illinois | Tennessee | |
Connecticut | Nevada | Utah | |
Florida | New Jersey | Virginia | |
Georgia | Oregon | ||
Note: The FBI performs pre-pawn checks for Florida. |
PARTIAL PARTICIPANTS (9):
States that conduct their own NICS checks for handgun permits, while the FBI conducts the NICS checks for long gun purchases.
Iowa | Nebraska | North Carolina | |
Michigan | New York |
States that conduct their own NICS checks for handgun purchases, while the FBI conducts the NICS checks for long gun purchases.
Maryland | Washington | Wisconsin | |
New Hampshire |
NONPARTICIPANTS (27 States; 4 Territories or Commonwealths; Washington D.C.): States where the FBI conducts all NICS checks on both handguns and long guns.
Alabama | Louisiana | Ohio | |
Alaska | Maine | Oklahoma | |
Arizona | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | |
Arkansas | Minnesota | South Carolina | |
Delaware | Mississippi | South Dakota | |
Idaho | Missouri | Texas | |
Indiana | Montana | Vermont | |
Kansas | New Mexico | West Virginia | |
Kentucky | North Dakota | Wyoming | |
Guam | Puerto Rico | Washington, D.C. | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Northern Mariana Islands |