Odd
I thought, according to the Violence Policy Center and other hacks, that the shooting sports were on the decline. Again, actual data from the FBI doesn’t support that claim:
Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) shows 942,556 checks were reported in January, a 5.3 percent increase from the 894,608 reported in January 2007. Adjusted state figures show background checks up by 3.4 percent year-over-year.
In other news, I was unaware that you could get NSSF news alerts via RSS feeds.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I would expect to see those numbers to keep growing, as more and more people seem to be concerned about knowing someones past in order to gain trust, and a background check is the economical way to go.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
And keep in mind that the NICS numbers are a minimum as a number of states’ concealed carry licenses can be used in place of NICS checks. I bought a gun in January but it won’t be reflected in the NICS numbers you show as my concealed carry license negated the need for the NICS check.