Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2018
Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Reinstatement of BJS Data Collection: Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program
BJS encourages comments for 60 days until March 16, 2021, on the reinstatement of a previously approved data collection: Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program. Your comments to BJS's request to the Office of Management and Budget, published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether the information will have practical utility
- the accuracy of...
Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Extension and Update of BJS Data Collection: Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program
BJS encourages comments for 60 days until May 4, 2020, on the proposed extension and update of a previously approved data collection: Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program. Your comments on BJS's request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether the information will have...
FY2018 Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program
Solicitation: The 2018-21 Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program
Apply now for funding to administer the program which—
- provides national estimates of the total number of firearm purchase applications received and denied pursuant to the Brady Act and similar state laws
- collects counts of firearm transfers and permit checks conducted by state and local agencies and combines them with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction data
- collects information on reasons...
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2015 - Statistical Tables
Bureau of Justice Statistics Proposes Data Collection Extension for Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program: Annual Survey of Background Checks for Firearm Transfers and Permits
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) encourages comments for 60 days until March 27, 2017, on the extension of a previously approved collection: Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program's Annual Survey of Background Checks for Firearm Transfers and Permits. Your comments to BJS's requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed...
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2013-2014 - Statistical Tables
FY15 Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Project
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2012 - Statistical Tables
2014 Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2010 - Statistical Tables
2011 Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2009 - Statistical Tables
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2008 - Statistical Tables
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2006 - Statistical Tables
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2000
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2005
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2004
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2001
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2003: Trends for the Permanent Brady Period, 1999-2003
Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program
The Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) program collects information on firearm applications and denials and combines this information with the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction data to produce an estimated number of background checks for firearm transfers or permits since the effective date of the Brady Act in 1994. Reports describe trends in background check activities and the number of firearm transaction...