Federal Denials

Reasons Why the NICS Section Denies November 30, 1998 - March 31, 2013 Percent of Total

Rank

Prohibited Category Description Convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year or a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction Fugitive from Justice Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance State Prohibitor Protection/Restraining Order for Domestic Violence Under Indictment/Information Illegal/Unlawful Alien Adjudicated Mental Health Federally Denied Persons File Dishonorable Discharge Renounced U.S. Citizenship

Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

590,070 103,264 99,401 83,816 45,522 43,308 20,822 12,223 10,945 5,528 742 58 1,015,699

58.10% 10.17% 9.79% 8.25% 4.48% 4.26% 2.05% 1.20% 1.08% 0.54% 0.07% 0.01% 100.00%

Total Federal Denials