Provides information about the effectiveness of the Brady Act's phase I (P1) & phase II (P2) provisions in preventing the sale of firearms to prohibited individuals. Addresses the following: (1) regarding access to databases or other information sources for conducting background checks to identify individuals prohibited by law from receiving firearms, how does P1 compare with P2? (2) What are the advantages & disadvantages of NICS background checks being conducted by a designated agency vs. such checks being conducted by the FBI? (3) to what extent have default proceeds resulted in forearms being sold to prohibited individuals? Charts & tables.

GGD-00-56 Gun Control: Options For Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

Gun Control: Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

Contains an overview discussion of the Freedom of Information Act's (FOIA) exemptions, its law enforcement record exclusions, and its most important procedural aspects. 2009 edition. Issued biennially. Other related products: Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, Pursuant to Public Law 236, 103d Congress can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-071-01228-1 Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, 2015 Edition can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/027-000-01429-1

The FBI and designated state and local criminal justice agencies use the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to conduct background checks on individuals seeking to obtain firearms. Persons prohibited by federal law from possessing firearms include individuals who have domestic violence records that meet federal disqualifying criteria. Under federal law, firearm dealers may transfer a firearm to an individual if the FBI has not made a proceed or denial determination within 3 business days. This report (1) describes the extent to which states identify domestic violence records that prohibit an individual from obtaining a firearm; and (2) evaluates the extent to which NICS checks involving domestic violence records are completed before firearm transfers take place and any related challenges in completing these checks. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.