Firearm and Explosives Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records

Download or read book Firearm and Explosives Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records written by Eileen R. Larence and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FBI and designated state and local criminal justice agencies use the FBI's Nat. Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to conduct background checks (BC) on individuals before gun dealers may transfer any firearm to an unlicensed individual. There is no basis to automatically prohibit a person from possessing firearms or explosives because they appear on the terrorist watch list (TWL). Rather, there must be a disqualifying factor, such as a felony conviction or illegal immigration status. This report addresses: (1) the number of NICS BC involving TWL records, and the FBI's current procedures for handling these BC; and (2) has the FBI collected info. from NICS BC involving TWL records and shared this info. with counterterrorism officials? Illus.