The FBI NICS E-Check System offers an online platform for firearm-related background checks and services for federal firearms licensees.

Law enforcement and criminal justice agencies use NICS E-Check to conduct firearm background checks for authorized purposes.

NICS E-Check Help pages and NICS E-Check FFL User's Manual can be located from www.nicsezcheckfbi.gov help link with both PDF and Text links provided to the User's Manual.

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) conducts background checks on people who want to own a firearm or explosive, as required by law.

Principal Purpose: The principal purposes for which the information will be used are to enroll an FFL into the NICS, log a user onto the FBI NICS E-Check, and identify FFLs that submit NICS checks.

NICS E-Check is a free-of-charge alternative method of initiating a NICS background check. You must be a registered Federal Firearms Licensee. You must have Internet access. You must use a...

The FBI NICS E-Check allows authorized users to access the NICS through a secure Internet connection. Registered FFLs and their registered employees can perform searches and retrievals on …