One Million Firearms Sold for 44 Months in a Row
The firearms market continues to experience record growth.
2022 Black Friday Gun Sales Better Than 2021
Over 192,000 NICS checks recorded on the day after Thanksgiving.
Despite Sales Decline, 2022 on Pace to See the Third-Largest Number of Guns Sold Since Records Began
The effects of the pandemic and recent social unrest are passing, but firearms sales remain very strong.
May Gun Sales Down but Up from Pre-Pandemic Levels
Americans continue to buy firearms at near-record levels.
November Monthly Gun Sales Third Highest on Record
The number of firearms sold across the United States in November that resulted in an FBI National Instant Criminal Check System (NICS) background check was the third highest on record for the month, according to an estimate by Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF).
October Gun Sales 30 Percent Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
Volume of firearm purchases in October that resulted in an FBI NICs background check was the second highest for the 31-day reporting period on record, lagging only behind the scalding pace in 2020 when the pandemic and social unrest drove transfers to all-time highs.
Gun Sales Remain Strong
Monthly firearm sales nationwide are down compared to the record-setting pace of 2020, but remain at a level that put 2021’s total in second place for volume.
Second-Highest Gun Sales in June Despite 1 Million Decline
Firearm sales processed through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in June totaled roughly 1.4 million units.
Firearms Sales Reached Record Numbers in 2020 and Aren't Slowing Down
Firearm-sales records were set, shattered, then set again in 2020, and show no signs of slowing down coming into 2021.
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