July 2021 was the second-highest total July for National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks on record.
NICS for July, 2021, Second Highest Gun Sales on Record, Down from 2020
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NICS Data: Gun Sales Drop Significantly in June of 2021
Total background checks have declined 29%, and total gun sales have declined 47% from last year. June of 2020 was a record-setting month.
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!
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.
Below The Radar: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Some bills are easily seen as bad, others are easily recognizable as advances in protecting the Second Amendment. But come legislative items don’t lend themselves to an easy call.
Leaked Document Shows ATF Spying on Gun Buyers Through NICS ~ VIDEO
This monitoring of NICS isn’t for prohibited people. It is for monitoring people that are not prohibited from buying a firearm, but the ATF suspects MIGHT be committing a crime in the future.
NICS All-Time Record for March 2021, Gun Sales Down 20% from Record Set in 2020
The number of National Instant background Checks (NICS) for March of 2021 is an all time record. About 2 million of the 4.7 million checks were done for firearm sales.
FOIA Request Shows FBI Adding Non-Prohibited Buyers to NICS Preventing Gun Purchases
In the United States, we have a long tradition of “innocent until proven guilty,” but the FBI seems to take the opposite approach when it comes to gun purchase rights.
Guns in America: Ending the Culture War & Starting a Productive Conversation
The policy area with the most synergistic message is also the one that represents what we believe is the greatest potential for impact: Expanded Background Checks.
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.
December 2020 New Record for Background Checks, Gun Sales for Year
In December, the number of NICS background checks was 3,937,066, an all-time record. The number of firearms sold in December was about 1.90 million.
Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act & the So-Called ‘Charleston Shooter Loophole’
The big push behind how the “Charleston Loophole” is painted revolves around the three-day default proceed provisions. The gun banner’s logic is fairly flawed for several reasons.
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.
Lawsuit against Seller and Gun Maker Demands Intolerance and Discrimination
The plaintiffs and their lawyer are looking to blame a party with deeper pockets than the dead killer’s “estate”…
July 2020 NICS More Records, Headed for 20 Million Gun Sales for 2020
July 2020 set new records for overall background checks in a month and for firearm sales in July. The current trends are for gun sales to be more than 20 million for the year.
Money For ‘Bolstering’ NICS Background Checks Included In New GOP COVID/Stimulus Bill
Hidden in the language in the bill is the ability to use government COVID-19 funding to bolster the capacity of the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
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.
