year Screened Total weapons Handguns Long guns Firearm arrests Explosives false info 1977 508.8 2034 1730 64 810 5 44 1978 579.7 2058 1827 67 896 3 64 1979 592.5 2161 1962 55 1060 3 47 1980 585 2022 1878 36 1031 8 32 1981 598.5 2255 2124 44 1187 11 49 1982 630.2 2676 2559 57 1314 1 27 1983 709.1 2784 2634 67 1282 4 34 1984 775.6 2957 2766 100 1285 6 27 1985 992.9 2987 2823 90 1310 12 42 1986 1055.30 3241 2981 146 1415 11 89 1987 1095.60 3252 3012 99 1581 14 81 1988 1054.90 2773 2591 74 1493 11 222 1989 1113.30 2879 2397 92 1436 26 83 1990 1145.10 2853 2490 59 1336 15 18 1991 1015.10 1919 1597 47 893 94 28 1992 1110.80 2608 2503 105 1282 167 13 1993 1150.00 2798 2707 91 1354 251 31 1994 1261.30 2994 2860 134 1433 505 35 1995 1263.00 2390 2230 160 1194 631 68 1996 1496.90 2155 1999 156 999 NA 131 1997 1659.70 2067 1905 162 924 NA 72 1998 1666.50 1515 1401 114 660 NA 86 1999 1767.00 1552 1421 131 633 NA 58 2000 1812.00 1937 1643 294 600 NA 61