- February 20, 2003
- proposed by Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.)
- prohibited the ATF from publicly releasing data showing where criminals purchased their firearms
- only law enforcement officers or prosecutors
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National Instant Criminal Background Check System
launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998
United States system for determining if prospective firearms or explosives buyers’ name and birth year match those of a person who is not eligible to buy through an FFL
- mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Law) of 1993
- launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1998
Background checks are not required under federal law
for intrastate firearm transfers between private parties