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Between November 30, 1998 and May 31, 2016, the NICS denied 1,323,172 transactions. The top reasons for denials include: "Convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year or a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years", "Fugitive from Justice", "Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction" and "Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/federal_denials.pdf |title=Federal Denials Reasons Why the NICS Section Denies November 30, 1998 – May 31, 2016 |access-date=Jun 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514214525/https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/federal_denials.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-14 }}</ref> | Between November 30, 1998 and May 31, 2016, the NICS denied 1,323,172 transactions. The top reasons for denials include: "Convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year or a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years", "Fugitive from Justice", "Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction" and "Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/federal_denials.pdf |title=Federal Denials Reasons Why the NICS Section Denies November 30, 1998 – May 31, 2016 |access-date=Jun 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514214525/https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/federal_denials.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-14 }}</ref> | ||
In January 2016, '' | In January 2016, ''USA Today'' reported that the FBI had stopped processing NICS denial appeals in October 2015, leaving a backlog of approximately 7,100 appeals as of January 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/19/fbi-guns-background-checks/78752774/|title=FBI official: 'Perfect storm' imperiling gun background checks|date=19 January 2016|work=USA TODAY}}</ref> The National Rifle Association said that the failure to review the appeals was a "gross disregard for those illegitimately denied their Second Amendment rights".<ref name="nra-ila"/> | ||
== Notable claims of failures == | == Notable claims of failures == | ||