October 1, 2022effective datePublic SafetyGun SafetyPublic Safety
BSCA: Enhanced Background Checks for 18–20 Year Olds Take Effect
FBI and NICS begin conducting enhanced background checks (up to 10 business days) for 18–20-year-old purchasers of long guns (rifles and shotguns), including checks of juvenile records. First expansion of this age group's firearm purchase process since the Gun Control Act of 1968.