NICS firearms sales and background checks are little changed from May numbers in 2024. May sales added over a million firearms to the private stock of firearms in the United States.
May 2025 Gun Sales Hold Strong—Only 1.6% Below 2024
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ATF Expands List of State Gun Permits That Bypass NICS Checks
The ATF under the Trump administration has added permits from two states, Alabama and Michigan, to those which may be substituted for a Brady (NICS) background check.
ATF Changes Policy On NICS “Pre-Crime” Monitoring
Any new monitoring must be approved by the ATF Special Agents in Charge (SACs) and the Deputy Assistant Director (DAD). This change prevents rogue agents from using the system for their own needs.
Senator Rand Paul Launches an Investigation Into NICS Monitoring
Senator Rand Paul is launching an investigation into the ATF’s use of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
NICS Numbers for March Show Gun Sales Continue to Slide
The 2.58 million NICS checks in March 2025 are the lowest number of checks done in March since March 2017, when the number was 2.43 million.
GOP Senators Put Forward Bill to Cut ATF Regulations on Background Checks
The ATF Transparency Act will streamline background checks, protect Second Amendment rights, and hold ATF accountable.
Firearm Sales and NICS Checks Dropped in February 2025
The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) recorded firearm sales about 9 percent lower than February 2024.
Should the Firearm Background Check System be Abolished?
According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2017, the NICS background check system denied 112,090 people the right to purchase a firearm. Of those 112,090 denials, only 12,710 were investigated.
NICS Numbers for January 2025 Show Gun Sales Holding Level
Firearm sales, as measured by the National Instant background Check System (NICS) remain flat in January of 2025.
November 2024 NICS | Another Month of Over 1 Million Guns Sold!
The National Instant background Check System (NICS)numbers for November of 2024 show November continuing the trend toward the fifth highest year for gun sales. Gun sales were the sixth highest on the record. They were almost equal to the fifth highest, in 2022. NICS checks were the fifth highest on record.
FOIA Shows the Extent of ATF Monitoring Americans Through FBI’s NICS System
The ATF monitored people for their associations and the feeling that the target might commit a crime in the future.
October Continues Trend of Gun Sales for 2024
Both gun sales and NICS checks were the fifth highest recorded for the month of October, a consistent theme in 2024.
House Oversight Asked to Determine FBI/NICS Authority for Ammunition Purchases
Unlike FOIA requests, which can ask for records, the committee can ask questions and has subpoena power to cut through to the chase and get them answered.
July 2024 Continues NICS Gun Sales Over a Million a Month for 5 Years
July 2024 marks the 60th consecutive month where over a million firearms were sold a month in the United States.
Appeal Issued on DOJ Non-Compliance with FOIA ~ Subject: Using NICS for Ammunition Checks
That all that was produced was copies of non-responsive CFR sections makes it fair to surmise such information will not be voluntarily provided because it cannot be provided.
NICS for June 2024 Sixth Highest Year for Gun Sales & Background Checks
NICS numbers for June of 2024 show the month to be number six in firearm sales and NICS checks. Sales continue at over one million a month.
May 2024 Continues Trend of Over a Million Guns Sold a Month
May 2024 continues the trend noted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation of gun sales of over a million a month for the last 58 months.
NICS for April 2024: Fifth Highest in Gun Sales and Background Checks
The National Instant background Check System shows the numbers for gun sales and background checks in April of 2024 are the fifth highest April on record.
NICS March 2024: Gun Sales and Background Checks are Slowly Dropping
National Instant background Check System (NICS) and gun sale declined for the fifth year in a row for March. Inflation and a slow economy are part of the reason.
DOJ Reconsiders Denial of Documents in Hunter Biden-Related NICS Permanent Entry Consent Suit
Does the DOJ have the power to create new classes of “prohibited persons” outside of what is statutorily defined?
NICS Numbers for February 2024, Steady on the New Normal
National Instant background check numbers for gun sales in February of 2024 are holding steady at the new normal. There are now over 500 million firearms in private hands in the USA.
FOIA Request Questions FBI for Using NICS on NY Ammunition Background Checks
That raises the question of where the FBI, which administers the system, is authorized to perform background checks for ammunition purchases.
NICS Numbers for January 2024 Hold Steady at New Normal
The January, 2024 National Instant background Check System (NICS) numbers show gun sales at close to the average for January for the last ten years.
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.
Gun Buyer NICS Checks Top 680,000 For 2023 ‘Black Friday’ Week
Firearm sales remain consistently strong, with over a million per month for more than four years running…
NY State To Take Over Gun & Ammo Background Checks Costing You Money & Privacy
The New York state takeover of gun & ammo background checks goes into effect on September 13, & it’s going to cost you money & your privacy.
Complaint Against DOJ Seeks Documents on NICS Permanent Entry Consent
That general principle calls into question the lawfulness of requiring the permanent surrender of rights as a plea condition…
Attention Media: Gun Sales are NOT Collapsing in Illinois
Samuel Stebbins breathlessly reported gun sales were collapsing in Illinois. Unfortunately, his facts are wrong based on his misunderstanding of NICS background check use & changing gun law.
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.
