Posted on 04/13/2023 5:33:14 AM PDT by marktwain
The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) gun sales and background checks for March, 2023, are the fourth highest on record since recording of background checks started in 1999. In March of 2023, there were about 1.51 million gun sales and about 3.04 million background checks total. Having about half of background checks done for gun sales falls well within the expected range in recent years. In some instances, gun sales have been less than 40% of total background checks done in a month.
The highest number of gun sales recorded in March was in 2020, with about 2.37 million. Then next highest was in 2021, with about 2.00 million gun sales. The third highest was in 2022, with about 1.62 million guns sold in with NICS. March of 2023 had about 1.51 million gun sales, and March of 2013 had about 1.47 million gun sales. The reader can easily see the trend. Gun sales have reached a “new normal” in the last few years.
Lines are from 2022. Bars are for 2023.
The number of background checks done shows a similar pattern. 2020, 2021 and 2022 all had more background checks done than in 2023. The first quarter of 2023 shows a bit over four million guns sold through the NICS system. From previous years, we can estimate about 87% of those are new guns, increasing the private stock of firearms in the United States by 3.50 million. At the end of 2022, the number of privately owned firearms was estimated to be about 490 million in the United States. At the end of the first quarter, the number would now be about 493.5 million firearms. Two more quarters of the same growth will bring the estimate to over 500 million
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Lines are from 2022. Bars are for 2023.
So America! How’s your trust in your government coming along?
Ammo prices have come down some. But I doubt they’ll ever get back to where they used to be.
L
Here is an article about .22 LR prices adjusted to constant dollars.
We are not far off the low point in .22 prices, in constant dollars.
The chart shows the prices in the value of unskilled labor per round in 2022 dollars.
I notice our local store is selling 9 mm in boxes of 20 instead of 50 as they used to.
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If these are simple FMJ, common rounds, it is a bit unusual.
“I notice our local store is selling 9 mm in boxes of 20 instead of 50 as they used to.”
I mostly buy ammo by the case.
L
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