Posted on 05/19/2026 4:27:07 AM PDT by marktwain
The April 2026 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) numbers are in. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) adjusted background check numbers show firearm sales are slightly higher than in April 2025. Firearm sales are holding steady. Contrary to firearm sales as measured by the adjusted numbers, the number of background checks is almost 12% lower than in April, 2025.
From NSSF: The April 2026 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,193,428 is an increase of 1.6 percent compared to the April 2025 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,174,294. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2026 FBI NICS figure of 1,933,972 reflects an 11.9 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,194,006 in April 2025.
April has been a busy month. The conflict with Iran continued through the end of the month. National Firearms Act (NFA) applications and NICS checks are up 130% over April of 2025. The massive increase in applications for NFA firearms is a measure of how much the insane $200 excise taxes were infringing on the rights of Americans to own silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and any other weapons under the NFA. The removal of the tax infringements has unleashed a significant demand for these types of arms. From the NSSF:
The April 2026 NFA figure of 190,086 is an increase of 130.3 percent compared to the April 2025 figure of 82,519.
To be sure, these are NFA application background checks. Not all NFA application background checks result in an authorization to purchase an NFA-regulated arm. Some are duplicates; some are rejected, some are told a mistake was made, and they need to reapply. It is not clear the precise number which are approved. The 103k increase in NFA checks
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I’ll buy a suppressor when they cut the paperwork and nonsense.
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