Posted on 08/16/2019 4:52:01 AM PDT by marktwain
The number of National Instant background Checks (NICS) done by the FBI for July, 2019, is up dramatically. There were 2,030,661 background checks done in July of 2019. That is the second-highest July on record, with only July of 2016 being higher. July of 2016 had 2,197,169 NICS checks.
The 2019 number is positive for gun retailers and gun manufacturers, even after we take into account the changing nature of the type and numbers of background checks done through the FBI system.
When the system was started in 1998, over 20 years ago, most of the checks done were for retail gun sales. In 1999, the number of people with carry permits was only 2.7 million, according to the NRA. The NICS system did not track how many checks were done for carry permits.
The number of people obtaining carry permits has soared, as have permit rechecks. There are now close to 18 million people with carry permits. Illinois and Kentucky conduct large numbers of permit checks and rechecks monthly, skewing the system.
As the federal government does not charge for the NICS checks, there is little incentive for states to use the system judiciously. In a bureaucracy, the more the system is used, the better. More use means more personnel, equipment and budget. Everyone in the bureaucracy wins. The taxpayer loses.
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The “Trump Slump” seems to be in full retreat as talk of gun bans heats up.
Yes, indeed.
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“Illinois and Kentucky conduct large numbers of permit checks and rechecks monthly..”
That’s most likely because thousands of CCLs are up for renewals this year along with the also required FOID cards. Both require a new NICS check.
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Libs arming up.
Boy talk about dems who shoot demselves in the foot:-)
Because 90% of gun owners are fed up with all the gun violence. Or something.
But, but the Communists in the Fake Congress want background checks because they’re needed to stop the senseless killings.
Who knew that we already have background checks./s
Checks for sales are flat.
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Not at the store where I work.
Sales are up.
Do those numbers match the number of Mass Shootings?
According to the beliefs of the Liberal Elite’s who want to disarm the Public, they should.
Recently, in July, or for months?
The figures for the article are for July.
Sales ticked up after the Gov. called a special session to enact gun control.
It went no where, but people are worried about what happens if the Democrats take the legislature in Nov., which is likely to happen as VA has been overrun with northeasterners and illegal aliens.
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