The report describes the administrative, financial, technical, and operational components of FRAS, including its interface with users and other agencies. Some options discussed here for augmenting the efficiency of the current system to ensure that policy objectives are met involve legislation, database management, provincial and local organization, screening procedures, automated query processing, and tracing. Information derived from analyses of the current system and potential enhancements is used to identify major functional, administrative, and technical issues related to the development of a universal firearms registration system. 8 figures, 2 tables, and 7 appendixes