FBI Conducted over 38.8 Million Gun Background Checks in 2021

[Sniper 6,372]

That's a TON of checks and guns... wonder how many were actually approved? Also wonder, how many multiple purchases were done on a single check?

...."FBI figures show the exact number of 2021 NICS checks to be 38,876,673.

KGW8 reported that nearly 39.7 million NICS checks were conducted in 2020, shattering the previous record of 27.5 million, set in 2016.

This means the more 38.8 million NICS checks conducted in 2021 represent the second-most for any year ever.

The figure of 38.8 million+ is not a clear measurement of the number of guns sold in 2021, and this is because NICS checks are conducted on the buyers not the guns. Moreover would-be buyer, after passing a background check, may purchase multiple guns while in the gun store.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/04/fbi-conducted-over-38-8-million-gun-background-checks-in-2021/

[CMJeepster 2,777]

Surprising considering the lack of stock then.

[silverado427 10,680]

I know there was another post about this topic, However I could not find it.

Here's the break down of what was sold in each state.  NJ   223,447 new gun purchases.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/americans-bought-39-million-guns-last-year-here-is-each-state-s-figure/ar-AASsZzT?ocid=msedgntp

 

[Lawnmower2021 423]

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Two demographic groups have been partially responsible for the increase. These are women and Black Americans. According to WTHR: "In the first six months of 2021, nearly 87% of gun stores nationwide had an increase in African American women buying firearms," according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

Good! Gun rights are civil rights.

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Merged the 2 topics.

Here are gun sales by state in 2021:

• Alabama (946,271)
• Alaska (91,207)
• Arizona (563,763)
• Arkansas (288,706)
• California (1,476,073)
• Colorado (628,811)
• Connecticut (277,250)
• Delaware (69,068)
• District of Columbia (12,910)
• Florida (1,711,685)
• Georgia (806,912)
• Guam (4,518)
• Hawaii (17,707)
• Idaho (273,762)
• Illinois (8,474,505)
• Indiana (1,815,531)
• Iowa (266,678)
• Kansas (230,168)
• Kentucky (3,848,061)
• Louisiana (401,345)
• Maine (129,193)
• Mariana Islands (364)
• Maryland (267,753)
• Massachusetts (259,248)
• Michigan (970,990)
• Minnesota (945,299)
• Mississippi (323,319)
• Missouri (634,191)
• Montana (160,640)
• Nebraska (90,676)
• Nevada (186,578)
• New Hampshire (151,853)
• New Jersey (223,437)
• New Mexico (194,989)
• New York (464,575)
• North Carolina (781,733)
• North Dakota (80,546)
• Ohio (851,887)
• Oklahoma (416,514)
• Oregon (454,133)
• Pennsylvania (1,408,165)
• Puerto Rico (74,381)
• Rhode Island (37,936)
• South Carolina (485,487)
• South Dakota (106,881)
• Tennessee (964,512)
• Texas (1,980,753)
• Utah (1,181,564)
• Vermont (51,549)
• Virgin Islands (2,145)
• Virginia (655,339)
• Washington (736,846)
• West Virginia (224,240)
• Wisconsin (785,856)
• Wyoming (84,624)

These numbers look weird though -8 million in ILLINOIS?  3.8 Million in Kentucky?!

[CMJeepster 2,777]

18 minutes ago, Krdshrk said:

Here are legal gun sales by state in 2021:

 

FIFY.

[Displaced Texan 11,731]

Illinois number can’t be right. I guess the same people who counted that also count their votes in Chicago.