firearm sales
Gun Sales Continue Decline, Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
Gun sales—as approximated by background checks—have declined each year since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. From 39,695,315 in 2020 to 38,876,673 in 2021. But despite this trend, gun purchases remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System tracks how many gun buyers are cleared to purchase a firearm. All but…
June Gun Sales Is Second-Highest Despite 1 Million Drop
Gun sales last month totaled roughly 1.4 million, according to the latest data from the FBI National Instance Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) said the figure represented a 42.2 percent year-over-year drop – or roughly 1 million less compared with the same month last year. Despite the drop,…
June 2020 Sets Highest Ever Background Check Record
The number of people in the U.S. that are now arming themselves is continually increasing amid continued fears following the continuous riots and protests. Last month’s FBI background checks, which are used to estimate the total number of guns sold in the country, hit a new record high. Official data from the Bureau indicated that…
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…
Firearm Purchases Spike Amid Heightened Covid-19 And Gun Control Concerns
As concerns over the continued spread of the coronavirus escalate in the United States, millions of people are now flocking to retail outlets to stock up on essentials such as water, milk, bread, toilet paper, and guns; a lot of guns. Concerns over the rapid spread of Covid-19, coupled with fears of more restrictive gun…
Black Friday Background Checks Down 10 Percent from 2017 Record
According to the latest FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) data, the number of checks done this Black Friday has dropped by 10 percent. A significant drop when compared to last year which saw a single-day record. Last year NICS data revealed that there were 203,086 background check requests done on Black Friday.…
January 2018 NICS data reveals continuing drop in background checks and gun sales
The FBI has recently released the official FBI NICS Background Check data for January 2018 and it looks like the country’s gun sales are continuing its steady decline. According to the recently published data, estimated firearms sales last month fell by 8 percent. Dealers across the country managed to process approximately 2,030,530 applications through the…
