This is a statistic from an article on the Colt Chapter 11 issue.  Nothing to do with Colt really.  But was interesting to know.

 

 

The FBI’s NICS background checks, which are used to gauge consumer sales, hit a record high for the month of May at 1.58 million. Background checks jumped from 8.95 million in 2005 to nearly 21 million in 2014.

 

 

I think the 1.58 million is a record specifically for the month of May.  There would have to be an average of 1.75 million NICS checks per month to hit 2014's tally.

 

But that's a big increase from 2005.

 

Interesting that 21 million firearms are being purchased each year in the US.  Some are used, so not adding to the total of owned guns, but even at 75% of that....  it's a whole lotta firearms. 

 

Dangit... I meant for this to go into a "gun" forum.  Would someone with admin move this to whichever forum it should be in?  thnx  I'll edit this when done.

It doesn't necessarily mean guns purchased either. Several states run periodic checks on CCW holders, which also count in the tally. Also FTF sales, mostly, have no NICS either.

Still impressive, especially since you can buy more than 1 firearm with each NICS check.

I think the 1.58 million is a record specifically for the month of May.

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And I'm guessing it doesn't include NJ.  Since NJ NICS just uses some guy that works part time in the basement of some building down on State Street.

And I'm guessing it doesn't include NJ.  Since NJ NICS just uses some guy that works part time in the basement of some building down on State Street.

lol, true. thats because NJ cant seem to supply our data to the FBI within the 30 day period to be included with the relevent month so we dont get counted.

2005 to 2014 is a big jump in years... does anyone have a chart or numbers by year in between?

Not sure where they keep it but i'll see if can find it . Thats all the article quoted. The author probably picked those year because of the big leap in the raw number.

 

Found it.. One sec...

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf

 

From first full year...

 

1999 - 9.1 mill

2000 - 8.5 mill

2001 - 8.9 mill

2002 - 8.4 mill

2003 - 8.5 mill

2004 - 8.7 mill

2005 - 8.9 mill

2006 - 10.0 mill

2007 - 11.2 mill

2008 - 12.7 mill

2009 - 14.0 mill

2010 - 14.4 mill

2011 - 16.5 mill

2012 - 19.6 mill

2013 - 21.0 mill

2014 - 21.1 mill

 

2015 - 8.9 thru may 31st

You can see a trend up in 2008

 

Highest months Jan 2013 and Mar 2014 for 2.5 mill

 

Here's a better link showing all their reports. They have a state by type.

 

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports

 

I would have never guessed which state had the most NICS checks.

 

About 1.2 mill denials since inception.

The reason KY has so many NICS checks is that they run a monthly check on every CCW holder.

 

 

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interesting how it was pretty stagnent till Obummer showed up and almost dbled under his watch. Maybe he is good for something....

The reason KY has so many NICS checks is that they run a monthly check on every CCW holder.

 

 

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There ya go.  Learned something new.

 

Little too much overwatch though.