NICS Background Checks Per Year Graphed

[The Heretic]

https://gunindustrymarketplace.com/nics-background-checks-per-year-graphed/

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[Joe13]

Double in 7 years - that's crazy.

 

[The Heretic]

Double in 7 years - that's crazy.

IIRC, mandatory BGCs for private transfers started in Oregon in 2015.

 

[Joe13]

Ah that's right. I believe 2014 here in WA as well.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Massive spike in 2020.

After that, one might be able to correlate a decline with the failing economy

 

[bradsteen]

And the crazy part is this only reflects a portion of gun purchases, since in many states private party sales are legal.

Ahhhh, those were the days...