April sees 27.2% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 35th straight month over month increase
3:00pm Thursday, May 09, 2013
The April 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,185,231 is an increase of 27.2 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 931,660 in April 2012. For comparison, the unadjusted April 2013 NICS figure of 1,702,455 reflects a 20.2 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,416,074 in April 2012. This marks the 35th straight month that...

