NICS data
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…
Gun Checks In May Third-Highest On Record, June Checks Expected To Spike
The number of background checks for the month of June is expected to skyrocket as more Americans arm themselves to protect their businesses and properties amid the continued rioting and looting.
FBI NICS Firearm Checks Jumped By 10 Percent In September
The number of firearm background checks conduction in the month of September this year has significantly increased when compared to the same month last year. New data released by the Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems (NICS) revealed an increase of over 10 percent year-on-year. Unadjusted numbers for the month of September…
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…