BJS Releases Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2021
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2021 today. This report presents statistics on the number of applications for background checks for firearm transfers and permits received by checking agencies in 2021 and on the number and percentage of applications that were denied.
The report is the 19th in a series produced by BJS. It details the number of applications for background checks for firearm transfers and permits received by the FBI and state and local checking agencies. It also describes the types of permits or checks used by each state, the number of denials issued by these agencies, and the reasons for denial.
Data used for this report were collected and prepared by the Regional Justice Information Service Commission (REJIS) through a cooperative agreement with BJS under the Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program. Conducted annually since 1999, the FIST survey collects data on applications for and denials of firearm transfers from all state checking agencies and a representative sample of local checking agencies.
| Title: | Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2021 (NCJ 310167) |
| Authors: | Elizabeth J. Davis, BJS Statistician Jennifer Karberg, Brittni Lambing, Ronald Frandsen, and Joseph Durso, Regional Justice Information Service Commission |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/background-checks-firearm-transfers-2021 |
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