Instant Criminal Background Check System (ICS) Information

[General Information] [Statutes and Legislation] [Regulations] [Forms] [Links to Related Sites]

General Information about ICS

• ICS Fact Sheet
• Information for Federal Firearm Licensees
• December 14, 1998, Press Release
• January 11, 1999, Press Release

Statutes and Legislation

• Brady Law (P.L. 103-159, Title I; 107 Stat. 1536)
• 1968 Gun Control Act, as amended by Brady Law (18 U.S.C. Chapter 44)
• Prohibited categories (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)-(9))
• Lautenberg Amendment (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9))

Regulations

• Federal Firearms Regulation Reference Guide Index
• Definitions of Prohibited Persons
• National Instant Criminal Background Check System Regulations
• Brady Implementation
• Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of New System of Records (Proposed Rule)
  • Exemption of System of Records Under the Privacy Act
• Temporary Rule -- Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence (ATF) (Proposed Rule)
  • Proposed rulemaking cross-referenced to Temporary Rule

Forms

• NICS Quick Enrollment Form for FFL's
• ATF Forms

Links to Related Sites

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
• State Laws and Published Ordinances
• National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

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