2016 Steps up Pace for Record Gun Buying, NICs Checks

Ammoland ^ | 4 July, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

2016 continues on its record breaking pace to become the year with the most gun sales ever.  It is not a squeaker.  2016 pulled ahead out of the gate and has been gaining ground ever since.  The 2016 NICS checks are far ahead of those for 2015, the previous record holder.

In 2015, the total NICS checks for the year were 23,141,970 .  In 2015, through June, the numbers were 10,466,243.  Through July, they were 12,067,075.  Through August, 2015, they were 13,812,485. For 2016 through June they are 13,829,491.

2016 is already two months ahead of the 2015 record.  It is 32% ahead of where 2015 was at this time.  If this pace continues, 2016 will end up with over 30 million background checks for the year.

There are 15 years where we can compare the NICS background checks to the actual addition to the private firearms stock, as reported to the ATF.  During that period there have been about .6 firearms added for each NICS check.

The NICS checks are done for more than new firearms.  They are done for used firearms as well. They are done when trade ins are sold at gun shops or when used guns are sold at gun shows.  NICS checks are done for gun carry permits, which are also breaking records every month.

We will not know exactly how many guns have been added to the private stock in 2016 until late January, 2018.  The numbers will not be reported to the ATF until the end of 2016. The ATF is required by law to hold them from public view for a year, to prevent proprietary information from being released.

[marktwain]

Record numbers of new gun owners are driving these numbers. The numbers of women and minority gun owners are growing fast.

[riverrunner]

The American people have been voting on gun control with their pocket book.

[uncbob]

Problem is how many of the new gun owners join the NRA ( if it wasn’t for the NRA they wouldn’t be able to own a gun )

NRA should have over 10 million members

All this gun control BS would vanish overnight

[Sasparilla]

It has been proved that Hillary can be lawless and get away with it. Other than liberals who deny that she is a criminal thinks she won’t act lawlessly regarding guns too?

[moovova]

I’m gonna have to step up my game.

[KeyLargo]

[Rappini]

If it looks like Thunder Thighs is going to win I’m going to increase my collection.

[marktwain]

That is not a correct quote. It has been debunked.

We can interpret her intentions, but she did not say those words, at least not to the Des Moines Register.