2aguy
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So......more gun background checks in may than in any other May going back to the 1990s.....
FBI: May Racked Up Record Number of Background Checks on Gun Sales
Every month the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) releases the number of background checks performed utilizing the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). This morning, the FBI released May’s NICS numbers.
Here’s the takeaway:
Many in the mainstream media have said the gun industry is seeing a slump in sales because of President Trump’s election. For months though, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have said they have seen the same demand, if not a higher demand, since last year.
FBI: May Racked Up Record Number of Background Checks on Gun Sales
Every month the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) releases the number of background checks performed utilizing the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). This morning, the FBI released May’s NICS numbers.
Here’s the takeaway:
- More background checks were performed in May 2017 than in any other May since the recording began in mid-1998.
- 1,942,677 total background checks were performed.
- May is the first month in 2017 where more background checks were performed than in 2016.
Many in the mainstream media have said the gun industry is seeing a slump in sales because of President Trump’s election. For months though, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have said they have seen the same demand, if not a higher demand, since last year.