Checks Delayed
575+
QueuedDays Delayed
2+
Sep 4thDate of Report
Fri
Sep 6thNJ NICS Live Background Check Delays
The last published update was on: Friday,Sep 6th
9/06/2024 575 submissions are currently in the queue. We are working on (Wednesday) 09/04/2024 work. Feel free to share this information with your customers.
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New Jersey averages 432 requests per day according to official statistics published by the FBI between 09/01/2023 to 08/31/2024. 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 $4,831,214 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 22,077 PTC applications in the last 12 months at $200 per permit add another $4,415,400 per year! This would be a total of $9,246,614 per year!
If the original proposed budget passes (PTC $400, Pistol Permit $50, Background Check of $45), the illegal POLL TAX would be $20,669,413 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 157,722+ 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
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Cumulative New Jersey NICS Transactions Since Inception
More Info: Open Federal Report (1998-Current)
Homicides Per Year Overlay with NICS Transactions Since Inception
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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.
-Jay Factor
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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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