New Jersey NICS Delay and Wait Time
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3. Permit to Carry Report Now Available for Viewing (Updated April 15, 2024)
4. Permit to Carry March 2024 Only Made available on April 15, 2024
Last Report
Friday
Apr 26thChecks Delayed
516+
QueuedDays Delayed
1+
Apr 25thNJ NICS Live Background Check Delays
The last published update was on: Friday,Apr 26th
8:00 AM: 04/26/2024 516 submissions are currently in the queue. We are working on (Thursday) 04/25/2024 work. Feel free to share this information with your customers.
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History - New Jersey NICS Instant Background Check Delays
More Info: Show Entire History (June 2020 to Now)
Total NICS Checks for New Jersey by Month (FBI Source)
More Info: Open Federal Report (1998-Current)
NICS Transaction Purpose (FBI Source)
More Info: Information is based on Jan 2023 to Nov 2023. Waiting on FOIA request for additional months (We're waiting on daily information, not just the publicly available information).
NJ NICS Transaction Purpose for NJ By Month
More Info: Information is based on Jan 2023 to Nov 2023. Waiting on FOIA request for additional months (We're waiting on daily information, not just the publicly available information).
Consolidated NICS Transaction Purpose for NJ By Day of Week
More Info: Information is based on Jan 2023 to Nov 2023. Waiting on FOIA request for additional months (We're waiting on daily information, not just the publicly available information).
Total Homicides Per Year Overlay with Cumulative NICS Transactions Since Inception
Riddle: What does gun ownership have to do with violent crimes? (Waiting on the offical 2023 report)
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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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.
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