Posted on 04/02/2020 11:56:55 AM PDT by Perseverando
FBI figures released Wednesday show March 2020 shattered the single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks conducted in one month.
FBI numbers account for 3,740,688 background checks last month, shattering the record of 3,314,594, set in December 2015; the only other time NICS checks crossed the three million threshold for a single month.
Moreover, the number of checks conducted in March 2020 represent a nearly 30 percent increase over the number conducted in March 2019, and that period witnessed the second highest number of checks of any March in history up to that point.
For many reasons background checks alone cannot be used to determine the number of guns sold.
For example, a check is conducted on the person, not the gun. Also, a person can buy more than one gun on passing a check, so the number of checks may be far below the number of guns sold.
And many states regularly run their concealed concealed permit holders through NICS checks to be sure criminal records remain clear. First-time permit applicants are also run through the NICS system.
Each month, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) “[subtracts] out NICS purpose code permit checks and permit rechecks used by states for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on active CCW permit databases” to come up with a baseline of checks for gun sales.
After adjusting for permit checks and renewals the NSSF reported a figure of 2,375,525 NICS checks for March 2020 versus 1,317,114 for March 2019. Those figures show an 80.4 percent increase in background checks in March 2020 versus March 2019.
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“FBI numbers account for 3,740,688 background checks last month, shattering the record of 3,314,594, set in December 2015; the only other time NICS checks crossed the three million threshold for a single month.”
Wheee! More guns in the hands of Good Guys and Patriots!
Be afraid, Mother Government. Be VERY afraid. ;)
Liberal newsrags in Hawaii are wringing their greasy hands over the massive sales. They cannot comprehend how this can be happening in their deep blue empire.
At 36 million a year, it’s going to take 10 years to get everyone a new gun.
You can rest assured that plenty of lefties have suddenly realized the 2nd amendment applies to them as well as deplorables. Worrisome that perhaps a lot of new buyers won’t get training on their new equipment.
My fiancee’s left leaning daughter went out and bought a new Glock 19 last week. Asked me where to find ammunition. We actually had a good conversation, for once.
Asked me about training too.
I know firsthand of delayed orders from just prior to the shutdown.
Loudly tout the mass release of criminals from jail and this is the result. Seems a lot more Americans are realizing they, not the government, are responsible for their own self protection.
So we need a new picture of Firearm Salesperson of the Year?
Figure with coronavirus head or all of these “here, hold my beer” little dictators or ??????
Not quite. The form 4473 includes the serial number(s) of the purchase AND the identity of the purchaser. It is the purchaser whose background is being checked by the NICS but the number of firearms is certainly known. Nor need that purchase be an entire firearm - purchase of an AR stripped lower receiver requires a background check.
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