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United States Firearm Transfer Analysis (2005-2010)

Metadata Updated: March 12, 2025

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

This study examines the increase in firearm background checks and the increase in firearm transfer and permit application denials. The study is a secondary analysis, primarily of data already available through public sources. Distributed here are the code used for the secondary analysis and the data not otherwise available through other public means. Please refer to the readme file, distributed with this study, for a list of instructions on how to obtain all other data used in this study.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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Dates

Metadata Created Date December 10, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 12, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOJ JSON

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date December 10, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 12, 2025
Publisher National Institute of Justice
Maintainer
Identifier 562
Data First Published 2016-02-15T16:40:21
Language eng
Data Last Modified 2016-02-15T16:40:21
Public Access Level public
Aicategory Not AI-ready
Bureau Code 011:21
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Metadata Catalog ID https://www.justice.gov/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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Harvest Object Id 3d5c95c7-89d1-44d8-b576-94cbe660a560
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Harvest Source Title DOJ JSON
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Jcamsystem {"acronym": "OJP_EXT", "id": 8, "name": "External system not available in CSAM"}
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Metadatamodified 9/2/2022 6:22:00 PM
Program Code 011:060
Publisher Hierarchy Office of Justice Programs > National Institute of Justice
Sourceidentifier https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36358
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 6518d073dba37676afd7c7d6e2751c05fb58219676bc0c7f7f11ea88e72d010c
Source Schema Version 1.1

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