Dataset: FBI NICS Firearm Background Check Data

About this Dataset

FBI NICS Firearm Background Check Data

Context

Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms or explosives. Before ringing up the sale, cashiers call in a check to the FBI or to other designated agencies to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn’t otherwise ineligible to make a purchase. More than 100 million such checks have been made in the last decade, leading to more than 700,000 denials.

Acknowledgements

The data source is the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics

Tables

Nics Firearm Background Checks

@kaggle.saurabhshahane_fbi_criminal_background.nics_firearm_background_checks

532.57 KB
16445 rows
27 columns


CREATE TABLE nics_firearm_background_checks (
  "month" VARCHAR,
  "state" VARCHAR,
  "permit" DOUBLE,
  "permit_recheck" DOUBLE,
  "handgun" DOUBLE,
  "long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "other" DOUBLE,
  "multiple" BIGINT,
  "admin" DOUBLE,
  "prepawn_handgun" DOUBLE,
  "prepawn_long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "prepawn_other" DOUBLE,
  "redemption_handgun" DOUBLE,
  "redemption_long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "redemption_other" DOUBLE,
  "returned_handgun" DOUBLE,
  "returned_long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "returned_other" DOUBLE,
  "rentals_handgun" DOUBLE,
  "rentals_long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "private_sale_handgun" DOUBLE,
  "private_sale_long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "private_sale_other" DOUBLE,
  "return_to_seller_handgun" DOUBLE,
  "return_to_seller_long_gun" DOUBLE,
  "return_to_seller_other" DOUBLE,
  "totals" BIGINT
);