The total number of NICS checks, nationwide, is up about 9% from February 2017 which was itself a nearly 10% increase over January 2017.
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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.
Citizen Persistence after NICS Gun Purchase Block Results in Overturn of Denial
“The fingerprints you submitted are not identical with those in a record used in the evaluation of your attempt to possess or receive a firearm”.
2016 Record Year for NICS Background Checks (27,538,673) and Firearm Sales
2016 set the record for the firearm sales. 27,538,673 background checks were done in NICS, over 4 million more than the previous record in 2015.
Nevada Attorney General Says Question One Background Check Law ‘Unenforceable’
There does not appear to be an easy fix to this over-reach by Question One’s proponents. Under Nevada State law, laws passed by ballot initiative cannot be altered for three years.
FBI Refuses to Process NV “Universal” Background Checks
The FBI said they would not conduct checks required by the Act, because no one has stepped forward to say who is going to pay for them…
Reminder: NICS Call Center Hours For Dec. 24, 2016
The NICS Section would like to remind you of a change in the hours for the NICS Contracted Call Centers (NCCC) on December 24, 2016.
NICS Call Center Holiday Season Hours for December 24, 2016
Due to the Christmas holiday, NCCC will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. ET on December 24, 2016, and will be back in operation at 8 a.m. on December 26.
Regarding the System Outage NICS Experienced on Friday, November 18, 2016
On Friday, Nov 18, 2016, at 11:57am ET, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) began experiencing an unforeseen degradation of service
Gun Sales Record: October 2016 NICS Breaks 2015 Record by Over 350,000
October is another record month for the NICS. There have been 22,206,233 checks done so far this year. 2016 numbers are 26% ahead of the previous record.
2016 NICS Background Checks Break August Records at Slower Pace
The August 2016 NICS numbers show another record breaking month for gun sales. The record breaking pace is lower than July’s.
Elderly Suicide Prevention Gun Scheme another ‘Progressive’ Threat to Due Process
Guns are also used by seniors (as they are by all of us) to save lives.
Final Countdown to New National Instant Criminal Check System System
It’s hard to believe that New National Instant Criminal Check System is just one week away! The FBI has been working towards this milestone for several years.
FBI Reverses NICS Denial after Lawsuit Filed
The client has been trying since 2010 to get his denial reversed. He appealed a denial in 2010 which apparently was only just handled now after we filed suit.
Gun Purchases Continue to Soar
The trend in checks makes clear that Americans are acquiring firearms at a record pace. There have been 26.5 million checks during the last 12 months, more than in any 12-month period…
The FBI’s Illegal Activities
Does it really seem far-fetched that the FBI, under Hillary Clinton might deny firearm purchases to people like supporters of Donald Trump?
2016 Steps up Pace for Record Gun Buying, NICs Checks
Gun Sales are breaking all time records. NICS background checks done by the FBI for June were over 2.1 Million. 2016 will set records!
Americans Continue to Buy Guns in Record Numbers
Guns sales continue to break records. The NICS background checks confirm that 2016 will have the most firearm sales in the United States ever.
Social Security Opens Comments for Gun Disability Records Expansion
It’s important that every gun owner realize that they – that you – have a personal stake in this
1,487,871 Background Checks in the Month of February, 2016
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reports there were 1,487,871 background checks in the month of February, 2016.
Obama’s FBI Cancels Due Process for Illegal NICS Denials
The FBI has transferred all 70 appeals examiners to other duties — illegally. Presumably, the FBI’s intention is to refuse to comply with the law unless Congress gives them more money…
Executive Action, Gun Control and Mental Illness: Too Little is Still Too Much
One outcome of Obama’s announcement is great concern that physicians & mental health care providers will now be reporting everyone’s mental illness to the FBI, which runs the NICS.
As Democrats & Gun Banners Push for More Laws, Gun Sales Smash Records
Total number of gun transfers could easily top 300,000, a new gun for one out of every thousand adults in the country, in just one day!
Guns Sales Sky Rocket – Highest Black Friday Period In NICS History
NICS reports that it processed 185,345 transactions. Making 2015’s Black Friday the highest day in National Instant Criminal Background Check System history!
September 2015 Gun Sales in USA Hit All Time High
The September 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System figure of 1,071,945 is the highest September on record for the 17-year-old system…
Sound Policy over Sound Bites
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) recently introduced the “Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act,” a bill designed to impose even stricter rules on law-abiding firearms retailers.
Rotten Olive Branch Offered after Roanoke Murders
If a violent criminal is so dangerous that he poses a physical threat to innocents, letting him wander freely among us makes as much sense as opening the cage and letting out a man-eating lion…