Active Records in the NICS Indices ¹
UPDATED: As of January 31, 2018

Rank

Prohibited Category Description

Total

1

Illegal/Unlawful Alien

7,387,882

2

Adjudicated Mental Health

5,226,026

3

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

3,421,655

4

State Prohibitor

1,071,018

5

Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Conviction

157,379

6

Under Indictment/Information

104,251

7

Protection/Restraining Order for Domestic Violence

70,626

8

Renounced U.S. Citizenship

43,046

9

Unlawful User/Addicted to a Controlled Substance

32,218

10

Dishonorable Discharge

15,597

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.

1,091
17,530,789