NICS Figures Show Growth
As we tally up the body count from the COVID-19 pandemic, and compare the numbers between red and blue states, citizens of all colors continue to vote with their wallet’s when it comes to exercising freedom.
NSSF released the adjusted FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for February, which were nearly 1.4 million checks for the sale of a gun. That represented a 7.2 percent increase over February 2020s figures and was the third-highest February on record. While not the staggering double and triple-digit growth seen in monthly year-over-year comparisons that have been witnessed for nearly a year, it was still strong growth even as gun retailers are dealing with depleted inventories and empty shelves. The continued elevated firearm purchases come at a time when gun control politicians are pursuing legislation to limit gun rights. It is staggering the tone-deaf response by politicians to attempt to curb gun owners rights and ignore criminals that break the law, said NSSFs Mark Oliva in a Townhall.com report.
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