In March 2024, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed more than 1.4 million investigations into gun sales, extending the current streak of more than 1 million background checks to 56 months.
F.B.I. report Of the 2,626,068 total checks during March 2024, just over 1 million checks were for concealed carry permit applicants, permit holders, etc.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) adjusted its reported data to reflect only background checks for gun sales, noting that the final number of checks was 1,442,061.
The NSSF said in a release obtained by Breitbart News:th For the second month in a row, adjusted background checks exceeded 1 million in a single month. ”
It should be noted that the figure of 1,442,061 NICS checks for gun sales does not mean that 1,442,061 guns were sold. Background checks are conducted on people who wish to purchase firearms, not firearms, and those who pass the NICS check can purchase multiple guns at once. Additionally, nearly half of the states in the commonwealth allow people with concealed carry permits to purchase guns without undergoing a NICS check in their respective states (concealed carry permit renewals require periodic (because NICS checks are required).
Sales/transfers made via concealed carry permits would be in addition to sales/transfers made via more than 1 million NICS checks for gun sales.
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