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Presale Handgun Checks, 1997

Provides a national estimate of handgun purchase applications, the number rejected, and the reasons for rejection. The project, conducted by the Regional Justice Information Service (REJIS) of St. Louis, Missouri, is an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the presale handgun checks in each State beginning January 1, 1996. From March 1, 1994 to yearend 1997, an estimated 10,356,000 applications for handgun purchases resulted in 242,000 rejections through background checks. During 1997 about 2,574,000 background checks of the potential handgun buyers prevented an estimated 69,000 purchases. The previous report, for 1996, was released in September 1997. NCJ 171130

This report is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page.

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