United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-01-19 monographic deposited born digital 43 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-127 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127 P0b002ee18039bf8e f:d05127 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127 GAO-05-127 Counterterrorism Federal/state relations Firearms National preparedness Gun control law Investigations by federal agencies Law enforcement agencies Terrorism Background checks Homeland security Policies and procedures FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System Other Written Product A15896 Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from owning a gun under current law. Thus, during presale screening of prospective firearms purchasers, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System historically did not utilize terrorist watch list records. However, for homeland security and other purposes, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and applicable state agencies began receiving notices (effective February 3, 2004) when such screening involved watch lists records. GAO determined (1) how many checks have resulted in valid matches with terrorist watch list records, (2) procedures for providing federal counterterrorism officials relevant information from valid-match background checks, and (3) the extent to which the FBI monitors or audits the states' handling of such checks. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127.pdf GAO-05-127 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-127 Other Written Product GAO-05-127; Gun Control and Terrorism: FBI Could Better Manage Firearm-Related Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records; Counterterrorism Federal/state relations Firearms National preparedness Gun control law Investigations by federal agencies Law enforcement agencies Terrorism Background checks Homeland security Policies and procedures FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System Volume 107 Page 1536 107 Stat. 1536 Volume 117 Page 2599 117 Stat. 2599 Volume 118 Page 3 118 Stat. 3 Public Law 103-159 Public Law 108-199