When the FBI released its latest monthly report showing raw data on the number of background checks initiated with the National Instant Check System (NICS) for August, it provided strong evidence Americans are still strong proponents of the Second Amendment. The raw numbers—2,518,137 for the month of August—do not represent completed firearms transactions, as even […]
Washington CPL Numbers Declining, We Found Out Why
Following a 13-month decline in the number of active concealed pistol licenses in Washington State—between April 1, 2020 when the number peaked at 650,403 and May 3, 2021, when the decline bottomed out at 619,398—the curve began shooting upward again at a healthy pace. The blame might be squarely placed on law enforcement agencies that […]
First Quarter NICS Checks for Gun Sales Spurred by Gun Control Demands
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reporting that the “NSSF-adjusted” figures for background checks related to gun sales in March were the second strongest for the month on record, and were likely spurred by calls for tougher gun laws following two high-profile mass shooting incidents. “It is clear that firearm sales in March were driven […]
Soaring Gun Sales Continue, No Slowdown in Sight
Soaring gun sales are continuing now that anti-gun Democrat Joe Biden has moved into the White House, with the National Shooting Sports Foundation declaring its “adjusted” figure related to the actual FBI National Instant Check System count to be up a whopping 61.7 percent above the number of background checks for firearms in January 2020. […]
April Saw Another Record for NICS Checks, Suggesting More Gun Sales
April was another big month for FBI National Instant Check System (NICS) background checks, and even when adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, it looks like U.S. citizens are still buying plenty of firearms. But a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll shows a majority of Americans (70 percent) are opposed to re-opening gun stores, […]
‘Black Friday’ Could Signal Boom for Background Checks, Gun Sales
USA Today is reporting that the holiday shopping for firearms could send the number of background checks soaring to a new record by the end of this year, possibly breaking the 27.5 million check record set in 2016, the year most people expected Hillary Rodham Clinton to win the White House. But with Donald Trump […]
