When the formal system gets overloaded, the informal system steps up. Private sales are a safety valve to prevent government tyranny in gun sales.
In Praise of Private Sales During a Time of Panic
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February 2020 NICS Checks for Firearm Sales are at High Levels; Low Prices
The NICS numbers for February, 2020, are at record levels. When corrected to reflect gun sales, they are very high, but not at record levels.
NICS Background Checks up for January, New Format
The National Instant background Check System, (NICS) numbers for January are at an all time high. Carry permits account for over half those numbers.
2020 Starts with Another NICS Record Checks, Guns, Guns, Guns
Last month, there were more than 2.7 million NICS firearms background checks. January 2020 was the busiest January on record and the sixth-busiest month for NICS ever.
December NICS Increase leads to All time Record Background Checks for 2019
December 2019 had the highest number of background checks for the entire year. This resulted in 2019 having the most checks on record of any year recorded.
Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit Holders Lose NICS Exemption for Private Transfers
Nevada’s anti-gun politicians sold their background check legislation as a way to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, as we all know they submit for background checks…
Leaked FBI Document Shows How People Can Self Identify As Prohibited In NICS
The FBI document that is entitled, “NICS Indices Self-Submission Form,” allows Americans to “voluntarily” waive their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Once submitted, they cannot get rights back.
November 2019 sets New Record for NICS Background Checks
The National Instant background Check System, or NICS, set a record for November background checks in 2019. It appears 2019 will set a new annual record for NICS checks.
NICS Background Checks Break Record for October in 2019
The National Instant background Check System shows record levels for October, 2019. The record firearm sales levels set in 2016 have been increased by about six percent.
NICS Background Checks Continue High in August & September of 2019
The number of National Instant background Check System (NICS) checks remain high. August and September are at record levels. Gun sales remain high, with a record number in August.
BIDS Can Prove ‘Universal Background Checks’ are Really about Registration
BIDS provides an opportunity to expose the background check frauds for the liars they are, and to prove they are really after registration.
July 2019 NICS Background Checks Highest on Record, Sales Steady
The July 2019 National Instant background Checks are the highest on record. Increasing numbers of permit and permit rechecks skew the numbers.
National Instant Background Check (NICS) Numbers up for June, 2019
The June 2019 numbers for the National Instant background Check System are the highest on record. Increasing numbers of permit and permit rechecks show June 2019 as third highest for firearm sales.
Record NICS Background Checks for May, 2019 – It just Keeps Growing!
The May, 2019 National Instant background Check System (NICS) has set a new record for the month. The 2019 May NICS is about 17% higher than the last record.
April 2019 National Instant Background Check (NICS) Number is new Record
The National Instant Background Check System, (NICS), showed record numbers for April of 2019. 2,334,249 checks were done in April, the highest ever for the month.
ATF Audits Reveal 1-in-4 NH Gun Line Background Checks Are Wrong
The results of two federally conducted audits performed by the FBI, revealed that the NH Department of Safety’s “Gun Line” was repeatedly found guilty of misuse of the NICS.
March 2019 NICS Background Checks Second Highest on Record
The National Instant background Check System (NICS) background checks for March of 2019, rebounded sharply from the low numbers in February of 2019.
February 2019 NICS Show Unexpected Drop in Gun Sales
In the third February of the Trump era of the National Instant background Checks System (NICS), background checks and firearms sales fall significantly.
January 2019 NICS Checks Similar to the Previous two of the Trump Era
The third year of Trump era NICS checks has started with January numbers that are similar to the last two Januarys. Gun sales are down from 2016, but remain historically high.
Why Second Amendment Supporters Should Fix NICS
The Aurora shooting was a clear failure of the National Instant Check System (NICS). A failure that should not have happened – and yet, what do we get from the usual suspects?
December 2018 NICS Background Checks make Second Highest on Record
The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) checks done in December of 2018 made 2018 the second highest year for NICS checks on record.
New York Times Proposes Controlling ‘Legal’ Gun Ownership via Banks
Rather than admit the “universal background check” bill of goods the gun-grabbers are pushing is another fraudulent incremental disarmament ploy…The Times demands still more infringements.
FBI NICS 2018 Christmas Holiday Hours of Operation Update
Due to the Christmas holiday, the NCCC will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. ET on December 24, 2018, and will be back in operation at 8 a.m. ET on December 26, 2018.
November 2018 NICS Second Highest on Record
The National Instant background Checks (NICS) checks for November of 2018 were 2,393,043. That makes 2018 the second highest November on record.
NICS Numbers for Black Friday 2018
In reviewing the Ten-Year Unadjusted FBI NICS data for the week of Thanksgiving, we see some interesting trends developing.
