UTAH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

BUREAU OF CRIMINAL
IDENTIFICATION

FIREARM
STATISTICAL
REVIEW

FIRST QUARTER 2011

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 Brady Monthly Totals (12 Months)

Month Total Denials Denial Reasons Denial %

WARRANT RECORD *D V *P O *OTHER
Mar ‘11 7266 223 82 40 33 27 41 3.1%
Feb ‘11 6566 189 87 27 17 19 39 2.9%
Jan ‘11 5770 169 65 26 23 19 36 2.9%
Dec ‘10 10,805 223 81 43 30 29 40 2.1%
Nov ‘10 6942 176 49 46 28 14 39 2.5%
Oct ‘10 5712 186 61 46 19 23 37 3.3%
Sep ‘10 5592 151 49 33 16 10 43 2.7%
Aug ‘10 4788 142 42 33 15 24 28 3.0%
Jul ‘10 4315 136 47 39 17 7 26 3.2%
Jun ‘10 4587 142 41 38 24 15 24 3.1%
May ‘10 4990 137 41 34 23 12 27 2.7%
Apr ‘10 5545 198 58 52 36 15 37 3.6%
TOTALS 72,878 2072 703 457 281 214 417 2.8%
* Note D V = Domestic Violence P O = Protective Order
* OTHER = Drug addiction, Mental Incompetent, Illegal Alien, Renounced Citizenship, Dishonorable Discharge, National Instant
Check Denial (NICS)

WEAPONS PURCHASED

100,000
90,000
80,000 85,884 86330 89555
70,000 81959
73,745 72,564
60,000 71641
64,917 65,696 64,325 64,844 65,222
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000 19602
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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 FIREARM TRANSFERS BY COUNTY
FIRST QUARTER 2011
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There were 19,602 regular firearm requests to purchase or redeem weapons during the 1 quarter of
2011. 581 requests were denied. The following tables reflect transfer requests by county, and the % of
purchases.

COUNTY REQUESTS PERCENT COUNTY REQUESTS PERCENT

BEAVER 137 .70% PIUTE 0 0%
BOX ELDER 77 .39% RICH 3 .01%
CACHE 565 2.9% SALT LAKE 4633 23.6%
CARBON 237 1.2% SAN JUAN 47 .24%
DAGGETT 0 0% SANPETE 157 .80%
DAVIS 697 3.6% SEVIER 329 1.7%
DUCHESNE 115 .59% SUMMIT 45 .23%
EMERY 61 .31% TOOELE 498 2.5%
GARFIELD 12 .06% UINTAH 1116 5.7%
GRAND 133 .68% UTAH 4804 24.5%
IRON 554 2.8% WASATCH 70 .36%
JUAB 57 .30% WASHINGTON 1002 5.1%
KANE 54 .28% WAYNE 5 .03%
MILLARD 165 .84% WEBER 3327 17.0%
MORGAN 15 .08% TOTAL 96.5%
All percentages rounded
3.5% have no county information

DENIALS
Month Total Denials Denial Reasons Denial %

WARRANT RECORD *D V *P O *OTHER

Mar ‘11 7266 223 82 40 33 27 41 3.1%

Feb ‘11 6566 189 87 27 17 19 39 2.9%

Jan ‘11 5770 169 65 26 23 19 36 2.9%

*D.V.= Domestic Violence Conviction *P.O. = Protective Order
* OTHER = Drug addiction, Mental Incompetent, Illegal Alien, Renounce Citizenship, Dishonorable Discharge, National Instant
Check Denial (NICS)

2,128 Regular Firearm Requests were pawn redemptions, of which 164 (7.7%) were denied.
17,474 Regular Firearm Requests were sales of new or used weapons, of which 417 (2.4%) were denied.

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There were 15,276 requests for Concealed Firearm Permit Verifications for the 1 Qtr. of 2011
during the purchase of firearms.

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 CONCEALED WEAPONS 1st QUARTER 2011

OVERVIEW
249,003 Total Valid Permits as of March 31, 2011
17,613 Permits Issued 1st Quarter
3,643Permits Renewed 1st Quarter
169 Permits Revoked 1st Quarter
133 Permits Suspended 1st Quarter
181 Applications Denied 1st Quarter

181 new concealed carry applications were denied during the 1st quarter of 2011. The applicant
has the right to appeal to the Concealed Permit Review Board, which will review the reason for denial.
Approximately 15 revocation, denial, and suspension appeals are reviewed by the Concealed Permit
Board each quarter; the Board overturns approximately 1% after review.

A permit application may be denied for any of the following reasons:

1. Felony conviction
2. Convicted of an offense involving the use of alcohol
3. Convicted of a crime of violence
4. Convicted of any offenses involving controlled substance
5. Convicted of an offense of moral turpitude (fraud, theft, tax evasion, issuing bad
checks, robbery, bribery, perjury, extortion, arson, criminal mischief, falsifying
government records, forgery, receiving stolen property, burglary, vandalism, kidnapping)
6. Convicted of an offense involving domestic violence
7. Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent
8. Is not qualified to purchase and possess a dangerous weapon or handgun pursuant to
federal law
9. Cause to believe applicant may be a danger to self or others by evidence including but
not restricted to:
A. Past pattern of behavior involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful
violence
B. Past participation in incidents involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful
violence
C. Conviction of any offense in involving weapons violations

When assessing good character the bureau may consider mitigating circumstances. Mitigating
circumstances may include length of time since an offense, number of offenses, and type of offenses.

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 DENIALS 1st QUARTER 2011
181 Concealed Carry Permit applications were denied during the 1st quarter of 2011. Listed below are
the reasons for denial.
REASON JAN ‘11 FEB ‘11 MAR ‘11
ALCOHOL VIOLATION 21 7 15
PROTECTIVE ORDER 0 4 6
WANTED PERSON 1 3 4
FIREARM OFFENSE 2 2 2
THREAT TO
0 3 3
SELF/OTHERS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 7 9 10
MORAL TURPITUDE 2 12 8
CONTROLLED
2 4 3
SUBSTANCE
FELONY 11 12 23

OTHER 3 1 1

TOTAL 49 57 75

Felonies included:
Unlawful Sex Intercourse Criminal Sex Conduct
Forgery Criminal Recklessness
Grand Theft Auto Distribute Heroin
Embezzlement Possession of Drugs
Burglary Assault
Child Sex Abuse Criminal Sale of Control Substance
Aggravated Assault

*Some permit holders had multiple charges, however only the most serious charge is represented.

DENIALS
1000 913

800 713

600
453 455
400
162 181
200 102 87 114 92 102 104 133
88 77 53
0
'96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10

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 REVOCATIONS 1st QUARTER 2011
169 Concealed Carry Permits were revoked during the 1st quarter of 2011. Listed below are the reasons
for revocation.
REASON JAN ‘11 FEB ‘11 MAR ‘11
ALCOHOL VIOLATION 11 26 11
PROTECTIVE ORDER 10 34 8
WANTED PERSON 0 1 0
FIREARM OFFENSE 0 3 1
THREAT TO
1 2 0
SELF/OTHERS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 4 2 1
MORAL TURPITUDE 3 4 4
CONTROLLED
4 5 2
SUBSTANCE
FELONY 5 8 7

OTHER 5 4 3

TOTAL 43 89 37

Felonies included:
Theft Rape of a Child
Possession of Drugs Grand Larceny
Robbery Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell
Possession of Heroin Sex with Minor
Embezzlement Manufacture Marijuana

*Some permit holders had multiple charges, however only the most serious charge is represented.

REVOCATIONS
600
523
500
409
400
290 298
300 256 247 257

200 184 179

169
103
100 58 75
42
1 13 18
0
'96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10

*In February of 2000, BCI implemented a new program to ensure the integrity of the Utah Concealed Carry Permit by checking
arrest records on a daily basis, this accounts for the dramatic 241.3% increase seen in 2000.

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 SUSPENSIONS 1st QUARTER 2011
133 Concealed Carry Permits were suspended during the 1st quarter of 2011. Listed below are the
reasons for suspension.
REASON JAN ‘11 FEB ‘11 MAR ‘11
ALCOHOL VIOLATION 1 1 2
PROTECTIVE ORDER 0 0 0
WANTED PERSON 8 11 5
FIREARM OFFENSE 2 1 0
THREAT TO
8 3 5
SELF/OTHERS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 8 9 19
MORAL TURPITUDE 0 1 0
CONTROLLED
0 0 0
SUBSTANCE
FELONY 13 15 21

OTHER 0 0 0

TOTAL 40 41 52

Felonies included:
Forgery Fraud
Extortion Driving While Intoxicated
Murder Assault
Forcible Sex Abuse Possession of Drugs
Sex Exploitation of a Minor Aggravated Assault
Sodomy on a Child Alter a Prescription
Object Rape Property Damage
Possession of Methamphetamine Theft
*Some permit holders had multiple charges, however only the most serious charge is represented.

SUSPENSIONS
598
600
485 513
500
400
300 278

200 133
100 46 58 64
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011