According to FBI figures for firearm background check numbers last month was the biggest March in the history of the National Instant Criminal Background Check system (NICS), and the third biggest month overall. This points to a remarkable increase citizens who want to buy guns in America.
According to the data, across the country 2,488,842 total background checks were performed in March 2014, which is up by about 200,000 from one year ago and by about 400,000 from February.Additionally, March 2014 had three of the 10 highest number of checks in a single day, and the first two weeks of the month ranked in the top 10 for highest weeks for gun background checks.
However, if the raw number is adjusted by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks used by several states such as Connecticut, Illinois and Utah for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on active CCW permit databases, it actually becomes the second highest March in NICS history, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry’s lobby.
The major difference between the raw and the adjusted figure is North Carolina, which saw a spike in background checks due to concealed carry permit applications, according to the NSSF.
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Obama’s one good thing , he has done more for gun sales than any other!
And that’s just the “legal” sales.
good we need to defend ourself from our own Government they do nothing but scam our Money so Obama wife can spend it for us foolishly it is time to clean up Washington it is Spring cleaning time do you have the fever
how about that UN gun ban, seems it’s working hunh ? ha ha ha
Guns & Ammo!
Better stock up on ammo first then hide the guns…!
MOLON LABE
Hard to stock up when you cant even find it!!
The U S government is trying to force a revolution and from what I hear it is closer than most would like to think.
Does anyone see a trend here? Do you remember gun sales like this when ANY other President was in office?