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  • April FBI Gun Checks Fourth-Highest On Record

    The FBI’s national criminal background check system conducted close to 3 million checks for the month of April, continuing the trend of elevated checks for 2020. April was the fourth-highest month for background checks since the establishment of the FBI NICS in 1998. Last month’s number of checks was slightly below the record 3.7 million…

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  • NICS Firearm Background Checks Hits 2 Million Mark For Sixth Straight Month

    This year has seen a landmark number of firearm purchases across the United States, with more than 2 million transactions per month since January. In fact, 2019 is the first year in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) history where checks have surpassed the 2 million mark for every month from January through…

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