Total National Instant background Checks for September of 2018 are similar to previous two years. Permit-related checks are up, firearms checks are down.
NICS Checks Remain High in September, More Carry Permits, Lower Gun Sales
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National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Retailer Day 2018
The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section is happy to announce our annual NICS Retailer Day.
FBI Refusing Appeals on NFA Denials
So basically, the FBI is denying you based on its database, and then wholesale refuses to allow you to appeal it.
Lawsuit Filed over FBI’s Willful Failure to Process NICS Denial Appeals
If they’re going to mandate we get approval from their system, it’s on them to make sure adequate resources are allocated to rectify errors.
Air Force Produces Texas Church Shooter Court-Martial Record
This was clearly a damaged, a violent, and of relevance, a guilty young man, and as we’ve seen in similar cases, the government knew about him.
Trump Era Gun Sales (NICS) Hits Record Month in April, 2018
Background checks recorded by the FBI numbered 2,223,213 in April. The next highest April recorded was in 2016, with 2,145,565.
NY Civil Rights Activists Take Aim at FBI Over NICS Before Nation’s High Court
The FBI has run more than 222 million background checks for firearms purchases against the Terrorist Screening Database without the legal authority to do so.
Trump Era NICS Backround Check hit new All time Record for March
The March number of National Instant background Criminal Checks hit an all time record. The 2018 numbers in the chart are from the second year of the Trump Presidency.
2nd Amendment Foundation Says ‘Gun Control Hysteria’ Reason for March NICS Spike
Last month saw a record 2,767,699 background checks initiated with the system, which is up 334,607 over the number of checks for March 2017, & up 244,434 NICS initiations in March 2016.
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Restore Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) to restore veterans’ Second Amendment rights..
2017 2nd Highest National Instant Check System Numbers on Record
The first year of the Trump era National Instant Check System (NICS) has ended with the second highest number of NICS background checks on record.
Class Action for Wrongful NICS Denials Gaining Momentum
Rumors have begun that a class-action suit against the FBI, BATFE, NICS-system operators and DOJ itself…
Christmas Eve Hours for the NICS Section Call Centers
Due to the Christmas holiday, the NICS Contracted Call Centers will be closed beginning at 8:00 p.m.ET on Sunday, December 24, 2017…
Trump Era NICS on Track to Second-Highest Year Ever
When President Trump took office 10 months ago, the bottom was supposed to drop out of the firearms market. It did not happen.
Will NICS Become a Massive Firearms Registration Scheme ~VIDEO
Clearly, the aim of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee is, then, more ambitious and grandiose than merely repairing a faulty NICS system.
Attaching “Fix NICS” To National Carry Bill, Means Both Dead on Arrival
Fix NICS was on greased rails in Washington D.C., headed for certain passage. Now that bill appears dead, and I can’t say I’m sorry to see it die.
Confiscation Of Guns From Prohibited Buyers Highlights National Gun Registration
4,000 guns taken from people who are not allowed to have them, people like the Texas shooter, is a good thing, right? Or is NICS now a national gun registry?
Report: ATF Order to Seize 4,000 Guns Incites Calls for More Control
We expect such overblown, gun-grab agenda-advancing hysteria from USA Today.
What the Texas Attack Means for the Military
The brutal assault on a Baptist church in a small town in Texas is reverberating through the U.S. military, and the results are not going to be pretty…
October Trump Era NICS Trend Toward Second Highest Year on Record
Trump era NICS checks could become the second highest year for NICS checks. 2016 is the current record holder, with 27,538,673 NICS checks for the year.
Trump Era NICS Checks Close to Record in September
NICS checks for September 2017 have been 1,967,104, almost identical to the record number in 2016, of 1,992,219.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System E-Check Enhancements
Many of the changes were implemented as a result of suggestions provided by FFLs using the NICS E-Check.
August Gun Background Checks High in Trump Era
If the economy continues to pick up, 2017 will be the second highest year on record for NICS background checks.
Details Releases for FBI NICS 2017 Retailer Day on July 25
Have you ever been curious about what happens with a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background check?
Existing Law Requires Gun Owners to Pay for Government’s ‘Mistakes’
Why should an erroneously denied individual be on the hook for thousands of dollars to fix the government’s mistake?
Firearms Purchases Still Trending Up
The total number of NICS checks, nationwide, is up about 9% from February 2017 which was itself a nearly 10% increase over January 2017.
NICS Checks in the Trump Era: March 2017 Near Record
NICS background check continue steady during the Trump Presidency. The number of checks in March, 2017, were at near record levels.
Trump Era NICS: February 2017 Third Highest on Record
NICS checks for February, 2017, are the third highest February on record. It is a strong start for the number of checks done during the Trump Presidency.
Obama’s Parting Shot at the Second Amendment
The Social Security Administration announced they will be reporting thousands of Social Security benefit recipients to the FBI’s National Instant Check System as “prohibited persons.”
Part 2: Pursing Relief from the SSA’s Reporting of Mental Disability to NICS
This article is the second of two articles regarding the Social Security Administration’s new regulations designed to disqualify many beneficiaries from possessing or purchasing firearms.