Checks Delayed
425+
QueuedDays Delayed
1+
Nov 19thDate of Report
Wed
Nov 20thNJ NICS Live Background Check Delays
Last Verified: 3 minute(s) ago
New Jersey averages 436 requests per day according to official statistics published by the FBI between 11/01/2023 to 10/31/2024. An average of 60.12% of all firearm transactions are handguns, so we estimate the revenue generated due to the unconstitional states processes to be a minimum of $4,870,177 per year . This includes $16 NICS fee for pistols, $15 NICS fee for other firearms along with $25 for each pistol permit. In the year of 2023, the NICS fee alone accounted for $2,494,103.
If you include the 24,346 PTC applications in the last 12 months at $200 per permit add another $4,869,200 per year! This would be a total of $9,739,377 per year!
If the original proposed budget passes (PTC $400, Pistol Permit $50, Background Check of $45), the illegal POLL TAX would be $21,672,490 per year!
None of these figures include FID Cards, FID Renewals, Duplicate FID cards, SB212A fee, fingerprint fees, online surcharges or unused pistol permits! How about the SALES TAX REVENUE on 158,994+ firearm purchases per year and millions of rounds of ammunition as well!
OPRA Response (W203151)
For Employees Assigned to Unit R029 (NICS UNIT)
2019 Payroll Expenses: $676,103.98
2020 Payroll Expenses: $837,976.34
2021 Payroll Expenses: $1,069,029.44
2022 Payroll Expenses: $893,834.96
2023 Payroll Expenses: $535,518.89
Please note that these expenses represent the TOTAL PAYROLL FOR THE YEAR, regardless of the number of days worked in the unit. This means that if a state employee works for just one day, their entire annual salary (including overtime) is included.
OPRA Response Download Available: W203151.xlsx
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History of New Jersey NICS Instant Background Check Delays
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Total NICS Checks for New Jersey by Month (FBI Source)
More Info: Open Federal Report (1998-Current)
New Jersey NICS Transaction Purpose (FBI Source)
More Info: Information is based on Jan 2023 to Dec 2023. Waiting on open FOIA requests for additional months.
New Jersey NICS Transaction Purpose By Month
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Consolidated NICS Transaction Purpose for NJ By Day of Week
More Info: Information is based on Jan 2023 to Dec 2023. Waiting on additional months.
Cumulative New Jersey NICS Transactions Since Inception
More Info: Open Federal Report (1998-Current)
Homicides Per Year Overlay with NICS Transactions Since Inception
Comment: Increase in gun ownership has nothing to do with homicides!
Permitless Carry States Since NICS Implementation
Notes:
1791: (1 Total) Vermont Approves
2003: (2 Total) Alaska Added
2010: (3 Total) Arizona Added
2011: (4 Total) Wyoming Added
2013: (5 Total) Arkansas Added
2015: (7 Total) Maine and Mississippi Added
2016: (10 Total) Kansas, Idaho and West Virginia Added
2017: (12 Total) Missori and New Hampshire Added
2019: (15 Total) Kentucky, Oklahama and South Dakota Added
2021: (20 Total) Iowa, Montana, Tenesseee, Texas and Utah Added
2022: (23 Total) Georgia, Indiana and Ohio
2023: (27 Total) Alabama, Florida, Indiana, North Dakota
2024: (29 Total - So Far) - Lousiana, South Carolina
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Why Isn't NJ Instant?
Between 1991 and 1992, the primary obstacle revolved around the immediate processing of background checks. Initially proposed by Brady, the waiting period stood at 7 days before being shortened to 5 days. This timeframe consistently impeded the bill's advancement. Eventually, negotiations settled on a brief 5-day waiting period until technological infrastructure could facilitate instant processing. However, despite excessive fees and surplus state funds, insufficient funding led to the de-facto reinstatement of the waiting period, once considered a deal-breaker.
Notably, while other states lacked background checks during Hinckley's assassination attempt on Reagan in the mid-1980s, New Jersey had already implemented the Firearms Identification Card (FID) and the Permit to Purchase (P2P) since 1966, exceeding the necessary checks.
The Firearm Identification Card (FID) acted as a precursor to the Law-Abiding Responsible Citizen (L-ARC) system, with the Permit to Purchase (P2P) serving as an additional measure due to out-of-state and mail-order purchases.In accordance with the Heller methodology, it seems the P2P requirement is outdated, suggesting New Jersey should choose between the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or the FID, not both. Moreover, the NICS should remain free, as originally intended. It's apparent that the NICS not only generates excess revenue but it's also a power expansion of law enforcement capabilities, allowing for increased staffing and jurisdiction.
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NJ NICS Information
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is available electronically via a web-based system "New Jersey State Police NICS Online," weekdays from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. NICS will be closed on all State holidays.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:54-3.19
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