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Gun Background Checks Conducted On More Than 400 Million People Since 1998
The number of background checks conducted for gun purchases has reached 400 million since 1998. Background checks hit the impressive milestone last month when around 2.7 million checks were performed. The background checks were conducted through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, which is operated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.…
Pandemic-Driven Gun Sale Surge Continues Into 2021
Gun sales in the U.S., which sharply rose during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, have continued to increase this year. Around a fifth of those sales are from first-time buyers. Data from the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) shows that gun sales had topped more than 1 million per week since…