PSP: 2024 first quarter firearm denials down from first quarter 2023
(WHTM) — The number of people who were denied firearm purchases in Pennsylvania was down last quarter compared to the first quarter of 2023.
Police and licensed firearms dealers use the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) to determine an individual’s legal ability to carry or obtain a firearm.
Of 287,645 PICS checks that were conducted in the first quarter of 2024, 3,776 people were denied.
According to Pennsylvania law, it is a third-degree felony to make a false oral or written statement on any federal or state agency form or willfully present false identification that is likely to deceive the seller, licensed dealer, or licensed manufacturer.
When someone provides false information on a state or federal form, an investigation is initiated, and an investigation is referred.
During the first quarter, 2,456 people were referred to law enforcement agencies, 971 were referred to Pennsylvania State Police, 1,358 were referred to municipal law enforcement, and 127 were referred to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), according to state police.
State police said 22 people were also arrested for having an active warrant at the point of purchase.
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