FY 2019 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
Closing Date
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110 180), codified at 34 U.S.C. 40912 (NIAA), was signed into law on January 8, 2008, in the wake of the April 2007 shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech. The Virginia Tech shooter was able to purchase firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) because information about his prohibiting mental health history was not available to the...