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NICS Gun Sales Figures up 69 % Last Month, Best April on Record

Last month saw the highest number of FBI NICS checks processed during April in the agency’s history. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The month of April 2020 was the highest April in terms of federal background checks…


HR 5949, the NICS Data Integrity Act, Could Mean Endless Firearm Purchase Delays

Image via FBI.gov. Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] introduced Rep. Rashida Tlaib, [D-MI] (so you know this is going to be wonderful) co-sponsored H.R.5949, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of…


Appeals Court Reinstates California Bullet Control Scheme

A U.S. District Court on Thursday put a crimp in California’s draconian bullet control law. By Friday night, a federal appeals court turned enforcement of the law back on. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Respite for gun…


Pennsylvania Background Checks Generate A Lot of False Positives

courtesy wikipedia.org Pennsylvania, like most states, had a lot of firearm sales in March. The state performed over 300,000 background checks in the first quarter — over 8300 on March 20 alone — which was…


Priorities: Virginia Governor Signs 5 Anti-Gun Bills into Law

Among the five-pack of new gun laws signed last week by Gov. Ralph Northam is a measure to ration handgun sales to one-per-month. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Friday signed the vanguard…


March Sees Highest Number of Daily, Weekly NICS Checks in History

Late March saw the highest number of FBI NICS checks processed in the agency’s history. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System recently logged its highest volume day…


NICS Gun Sales Numbers Nearly Double for March

This month was the highest number of NSSF-adjusted NICS checks for the month of March in the past 21 years. (Graphics: NSSF) Licensed gun dealers in the U.S. saw exponential growth in sales last month…


Rhode Island Executive Order More Than Quadruples Wait Time to Buy Guns

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo (Kris Craig/Providence Journal via AP, Pool) Rhode Islanders are among the Americans who can’t simply walk into a gun store and walk out with their purchase. The state had a…


Gun Retailers Changing How They Do Business During the Coronavirus Gun Buying Surge

Stephanie Miller, of Atlanta, purchases a shotgun and handgun and several boxes of ammunition at Adventure Outdoors Monday, March 16, 2020, in Smyrna, Ga. Miller said she had been on the fence about guns but…