There Were 5.4M First-Time Gun Buyers in 2021, NSSF Survey Shows
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently conducted a survey of retailers regarding first-time gun buyers in 2021. However, I ...
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NICS Background Checks for 2021 Show Sustained Pro-Gun Support
Although the NICS 2021 reports have taken a slight dip from the 2020 reports, they remain strong. However, considering that ...
Going Strong: Black Friday Week NICS Checks Surpasses 680,000
According to raw data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, gun sales keep soaring. The data showed ...
Firearm Industry Successful in Improving Background Checks
In any other arena, whether personal development, academic grading or business growth, achieving a 270-percent increase above a baseline would ...
NICS Review Act: Maloney’s Bill Would Weaponize the NICS System
On Feb. 10, 2021, New York Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney introduced five new gun control bills in the U.S. Congress. ...
January 2021 NSSF-Adjusted NICS Figures Smash Previous Monthly Record
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) released its adjusted January 2021 NICS figures recently. And the data smashes previous records ...
OFFICIAL RECORD: Americans Buy Record 21 Million New Guns in 2020
If we can find a silver lining in the dumpster fire that was 2020, it has to be firearms sales. ...
NICS November 2020 Numbers Show 45.2% Increase Over 2019
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) just released firearms data for the month of November. As expected, the month delivered ...
2020 Officially Already Sets New Background Check Record for Firearms
Congratulations America, you did it. With two full months left on the dumpster fire of 2020, the country set a ...
FBI NICS 2020 Numbers Almost Already Ahead of Record Year in 2016
Gun sales continue to trend toward record-smashing numbers in 2020. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) just released FBI NICS ...
July Adjusted NSSF NICS Numbers Smash 2019 by 122.5 Percent
In a world seemingly turned upside down, gun and ammo sales just continue humming along. The National Shooting Sports Foundation ...
June 2020 NICS Background Checks Set All-Time Monthly Record
Gun sales in America continued to soar in June. The FBI reported that its NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check ...
NSSF Adjusted May NICS Numbers Smash Historical Records
The NSSF just released its May 2020 adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System figures, and they're staggering. The May ...
FBI NICS Checks Hit 2.37 Million in March for Second Highest Month Ever
Americans bought more than two million guns this March, becoming the second-busiest month on record ... ever. The March 2020 ...
Op-Ed: COVID-19 Crashed the NICS System, So It’s Finally Time to Fix It
Since the COVID-19 crisis erupted, firearms-related businesses became inundated with requests to purchase firearms. As the purchase requests climbed, the ...
New Jersey Gun Sales Halted as Governor Shuts Down NICS System
New Jersey residents are accustomed to having their Second Amendment rights trampled by a vehemently anti-gun government that refuses to ...
UC Davis Study Shows Homicides Not Reduced by Background Checks
For years, anti-gunners have touted the need for universal background checks. However, a new UC Davis study shows that a ...
FBI Processes Record Number of NICS Checks in May 2018
Despite rumors to the contrary, the firearms community remains healthy and vibrant. Case in point: the FBI's NICS (National Instant ...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Calls for Universal Background Checks
Pennsylvania has joined the growing chorus of states looking to pass more gun laws in the wake of Parkland; Democrat ...
March 2018 NICS Gun Background Checks Set New Record
We've all seen the reports of the so-called "Trump Slump" in gun sales, but the trend appears to be reversing; ...
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Good Guy with a Gun: Study of CCW Holders Stopping Mass Shootings
Following the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, gun control advocates have taken the anti-gun narrative to a fever pitch. They insist...
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