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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | BJS |
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2002 | 202/307-0703 |
FIREARM SALES REJECTION RATE IN 2001 SIMILAR TO PRIOR YEARS
An Estimated 8 Million Prospective Purchasers Checked
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today that nearly 2 percent of the 8 million applications made by U.S. residents to purchase or transfer firearms were rejected in 2001...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 | Contact: Stu Smith |
| 202/307-0784 |
BACKGROUND CHECKS BLOCKED 136,000 GUN PURCHASES IN 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The National Instant Criminal Background Check System last year rejected 136,000 applications from among the more than 7.8 million applications to buy or transfer a firearm, a 1.7 percent rejection rate, the Justice Department's Bureau...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, September 23, 2004 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $31 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced $31 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Since 1995...
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
WASHINGTON, D.C.The Department of Justice today announced awards of $26 million to state agencies and tribes to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Of this amount...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
WASHINGTONThe Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record...
