Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,
filename:  bcft06tat02.csv,,,
"Appendix table 2. National Instant Criminal Background Check System: Checking agencies -- FBI or state point of contact -- for firearm transfers, 2006",,,
"title: Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, NCJ 221786 ",,,
data source:  Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program,,,
"authors:  Michael Bowling, Ph.D. (REJIS), Gene Lauver (REJIS), Gerard Ramker, Ph.D. (BJS) and Devon B. Adams (BJS)",,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov (202)307-0765,,,
date of version: 03/19/08,,,


"Appendix table 2. National Instant Criminal Background Check System: Checking agencies -- FBI or state point of contact -- for firearm transfers, 2006",,,
,FBI conducts checks for all firearms/a,POC conducts checks for all firearms,POC checks handguns FBI checks long guns
 Total,29,13,8
State  ,,,
Alabama,X,,
Alaska,X,,
Arizona,X,,
Arkansas,X,,
California,,X,
Colorado,,X,
Connecticut,,X,
Delaware,X,,
Florida,,X,
Georgia,X,,
Hawaii/b,,X,
Idaho,X,,
Illinois,,X,
Indiana,X,,
Iowab,,,X
Kansas,X,,
Kentucky,X,,
Louisiana,X,,
Maine,X,,
Maryland,,,X
Massachusetts,X,,
Michigan/b,,,X
Minnesota,X,,
Mississippi,X,,
Missouri,X,,
Montana,X,,
Nebraska/b,,,X
Nevada,,X,
New Hampshire,,,X
New Jersey,,X,
New Mexico,X,,
New York,X,,
North Carolina/b,,,X
North Dakota,X,,
Ohio,X,,
Oklahoma,X,,
Oregon,,X,
Pennsylvania,,X,
Rhode Island,X,,
South Carolina,X,,
South Dakota,X,,
Tennessee,,X,
Texas,X,,
Utah,,X,
Vermont,X,,
Virginia,,X,
Washington/b,,,X
West Virginia,X,,
Wisconsin,,,X
Wyoming,X,,
  Total,29,13,8

Note: Includes checks on purchases or on permits required for purchase.,,,
"a/The FBI also conducts all NICS checks for the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ",,,
b/States with multiple points of contact.,,,