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Agency National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Acronym NICS
Hierarchy Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Docs Regulations
URL http://www.fbi.gov/programs/nics/index.htm
Notes The NICS will be a national system that will check available records on persons who are disqualified from receiving firearms.
Subjects CRIME FIREARMS