Politifact

Firearm background check system had brief glitch, not intentional shutdown, as claim implies

Licensed gun sellers use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, NICS, to determine people’s eligibility to purchase firearms. The system consists of three databases that contain ...
Tennessean

Exclusive: Thousands of cases not yet linked in TBI background check system for gun purchases

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working to clear a backlog of 230,000 court case dispositions that have not yet been linked to criminal records. The gap means some individuals could potentially ...
WMUR

New Hampshire has 2-tiered background check system for gun purchases

SYSTEM. THAT’S RIGHT, JEN. UNDER FEDERAL LAW, SOMEONE WHO HAS A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH RECORD SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NICS DATABASE. BUT THERE’S NO MECHANISM TO DO THAT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO THAT BILL ...
Tennessean

Federal funds uncertain as Tennessee works to clear backlog in gun background check system

TBI still has a backlog of more than 57,000 criminal arrests not linked to court cases. The state is developing a unified court system that will improve background checks, but the project will take ...