2023’s stellar finish didn’t push the year’s sales ahead of the previous year but brought it awfully close. December semi-automatic handgun sales exceeded those in 2022 for the same time period.
Gun Sales
NICS Gun Sales for December 2023 and the Rest of the Year
About 1.74 million gun sales were indicated by the NICS System in December of 2023. About 15.3 million guns were sold with NICS background checks in 2023, making 2023 the fourth-highest year on record.
NICS November, 2023: Third-Highest Gun Sales, Fourth-Highest Background Checks
National Instant Background Check System gun sales and background checks continue the trend for 2023. Gun sales numbers are the third highest for November.
October NICS Gun Sales: USA Private Stock Over 500 Million
With the 12.01 million firearm sales in October of 2023, the private stock of firearms in the United States has reached half a billion.
NICS Numbers and Gun Sales for August 2023, Fifth Highest on Record
The number of checks done by the FBI was about 2.14 million in August of 2023. The number of gun sales was estimated at 1.06 million, just .27% higher than the estimate for 2019.
April, 2022 NICS Continues Trend: Third Highest on Record
April of 2022 NICS gun sales numbers are the third highest April on record, continuing the trend. A new normal for gun sales appears to have been established.
March Firearm Sales, NICS Checks for 2022 are Third Highest on Record
Gun sales and National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks for March of 2022 are the third highest in 24 years of NICS records.
NICS February, 2022 3rd Highest Feb for Gun Sales, 4th for total Checks
The NICS information for February of 2022 shows the 3rd highest February for gun sales and the 4th highest February for NICS instant background checks. Illinois checks are reduced by legislation.
Jan 2022 NICS Report: Gun Sales Drop; But Still 3rd Highest Jan on Record
January 2022 NICS numbers and gun sales have dropped significantly from 2021 levels. They are still the third-highest January on record.
NICS Gun Sales December 2021: 1.76 Million Guns Sold
December 2021 National Instant background Checks (NICS) are the second-highest December on record, and the third highest for gun sales. 2021 is the second highest year for gun sales, after 2020.
Report: Gun Buying ‘Accelerated’; More Than 5 Million New Owners
The total number of gun purchases rose from 13.8 million to 16.6 million between 2019 and 2020. Approximately half of all new gun owners were female and nearly half were people of color.
November NICS Gun Sales Make 2021 Second Highest Year on Record
2021 is now the second-highest year on record for gun sales. November 2021 gun sales, as measured by NICS background checks, are the third-highest November on record, putting 2021 in second place.
Gun Sales Continue Trend for Second Highest Year Ever
Gun sales in October of 2021 continue the trend to make 2021 the second-highest year for gun sales in United States history. FBI NICS checks are at historic levels.
NICS September, 2021, Gun Sales Continue Trend to Second Highest Year
Following the trend for 2021, gun sales in September are the second highest for the month in the history of NICS. The trend is for 2021 to be the second highest year ever.
NICS: Gun Sales for August 2021 Second Highest on Record
The times are uncertain. A rising power (China) threatens world stability. The leadership of the dominant power (the USA) seems feckless, hesitant, and incompetent…
NICS for July, 2021, Second Highest Gun Sales on Record, Down from 2020
July 2021 was the second-highest total July for National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks on record.
String of Record Breaking Gun Sales Ends with May 2021: NICS Numbers
The number of NICS checks broke records for each month starting August of 2019 until May of this year, 2021, for 21 months of record gun sales!
Gun Owners Bought More in Past Year; Are Rights Groups Changing Landscape?
Thirty-five percent of American gun owners “say someone in the household has purchased a gun within the past year,” according to a new Rasmussen survey.
April 2021 NICS Breaks Record, Gun Sales Continue High for Month
April 2021 NICS checks and gun sales broke another record, but just barely. We may have reached a new normal for the level of gun and ammunition sales.
February 2021 NICS Second Highest Gun Sales on Record
The February 2021 National Instant background Check System showed record levels of checks, and the second-highest level of gun sales for February, since the systems started recording numbers.
NICS and Gun Sales in January 2021 sets New Record
The FBI NICS background check numbers for January, 2021, break all time records for checks in a month, and very high numbers of gun sales in a month.
Background Checks from Gun Sales Break Records for November 2020
November has been another record month in the record year of 2020, with over 3.6 million background checks, gun sales for the month are over 1.9 million.
NICS Numbers for October 2020 – More Record Gun Sales
The October 2020 National Instant background Check System (NICS), continues to set new month records for gun sales and background checks.
Another Record of NICS Checks and Gun Sales for August 2020
August 2020 was another record month for both gun sales and National Instant background Check System (NICS) numbers. The number of private guns in the U.S. is estimated at 456 million.
NICS Background Checks and Gun Sales Continue to Break Records in June, 2020
June continues the record setting run of National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks, which include gun sales, for 2020.
2020 Walmart pulls Guns, Ammo From Shelves: Excuse? Riots!
Walmart has removed all guns and all ammunition except birdshot from its shelves. It says it is because of the threat of riots. This continues a trend to remove firearms from the stores.
NICS in May, 2020, President Trump, Greatest Gun Salesman, Ever?
The National Instant background Check System (NICS) numbers have been released for May, 2020. As expected, they are breaking records.
Riots, Violence, Retreating Police: Gun Sales Expected to Set New Records… Again
With riots, violence, burning public buildings, retreating police & abandoned police stations, gun sales are going to set new records. But there’s a reason the riots are not moving to the suburbs, yet
NICS Background Checks for April, 2020, Breaks Record for Gun Sales
NICS broke records for gun sales in April of 2020. The lock downs in various states seemed to provide incentives for people to purchase guns and ammunition.
Australia: Gun Shops Closed Because of Increase in Demand
The national government of Australia has called for a shut down of gunshops and gunsmiths as non-essential. Australian states are implementing the policy.