Active Records in the NICS Indices ¹
UPDATED: As of December 31, 2017

Rank

Prohibited Category Description

Total

1

Illegal/Unlawful Alien

7,352,511

2

Adjudicated Mental Health

5,169,853

3

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

3,412,057

4

State Prohibitor

1,049,355

5

Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction

155,829

6

Under Indictment/Information

103,042

7

Protection/Restraining Order for Domestic Violence

67,770

8

Renounced U.S. Citizenship

42,693

9

Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance

29,909

10

Dishonorable Discharge

15,583

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
17,399,461