Active Records in the NICS Indices ¹
UPDATED: As of November 30, 2017

Rank

Prohibited Category Description

Total

1

Illegal/Unlawful Alien

7,315,264

2

Adjudicated Mental Health

5,137,872

3

Convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year or a
misdemeanor punishable by more than two years

3,395,439

4

State Prohibitor

1,038,285

5

Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction

154,887

6

Under Indictment/Information

101,839

7

Protection/Restraining Order for Domestic Violence

70,665

8

Renounced U.S. Citizenship

42,387

9

Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance

32,085

10

Dishonorable Discharge

14,825

11

Fugitive from Justice

Total Active Records in the NICS Indices

¹ NICS Indices as of June 30, 2017, formerly known as the NICS Index.

859
17,304,407