For the 11th consecutive month, firearm-related background checks have surged, and according to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, “USCCA instructors and range partners are more active than ever, training twice as many students from January to August than the organization did in all of 2019.” The monthly raw National Instant Check System data from the […]
Record-Breaking NICS Checks up 60% Over October 2019, Says NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reporting that so far, 2020 is a record-breaking year for gun sales, and that is based on “NSSF-adjusted” background check data from the FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS), which just posted a raw number of more than 3.3 million such checks initiated over the past month. According to […]
Amy Coney Barrett’s SCOTUS Confirmation Proof ‘Elections Matter’
Not in recent history has there been more vivid proof that elections matter than with the 52-48 near party-line confirmation Monday evening of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States. Barrett was sworn in by Associated Justice Clarence Thomas during an event at the White House, and Chief Justice John […]
NSSF Pres: ‘Incredible Year for Gun, Ammo Sales’ Due to ‘Perfect Storm’
Pointing to a presidential candidate who has vowed to bring down firearms manufacturers, along with “riots and civil unrest,” a lack of police response, the uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and talk of mandatory buybacks, the head of the National Shooting Sports Foundation says Americans have been rushing to gun shops in record numbers. […]
Surging Gun Sales Show Realization, We’re Responsible for Own Safety
From one end of the country to the other, gun sales are surging—initially because of the COVID-19 pandemic panic and over the past several days in response to civil unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis—and it suggests people finally understand they are responsible for their own safety. According to TMZ, riots and […]
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, […]
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