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October 2020 was the tenth straight month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks for gun sales.

The stock for renowned gun maker Smith & Wesson is up 130 percent his year, amid the unprecedented surge in gun sales. 

The run on guns and ammunition in the U.S. during 2020 is compounded by the fact that it is hunting season, and interest in hunting has increased.

August 2020 was the eighth consecutive month of record background checks for gun sales and transfers. 

June 2020 witnessed nearly 4,000,000 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks, shattering not only the record for any previous June but also the record for any single month, period. 

The gun purchasing surge being witnessed during the Chinese coronavirus shutdown resulted in the sale of nearly two million firearms last month alone.

FBI figures released Wednesday show March 2020 shattered the single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks conducted in one month.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reports that firearm background checks in Virginia for the month of January 2020 were nearly 100 percent over the number of checks in January 2019.

November 29 proved to be the second highest day in history for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks.

Over two million background checks for gun sales were conducted during each of the first six months of 2019.

On Monday morning the White House signaled that President Trump supports the law Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are pushing for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

S. 2135 will create huge complications for law-abiding gun owners and exacerbate already existing problems.

Gun store owners claim to have lost approximately $70,000 in Christmas sales due to the inaccessibility of the FBI’s background check system.

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) wants to parlay our nation’s heightened sexual assault atmosphere into new opportunities for firearm confiscation.

The family of three victims killed in the Texas church attack are suing the FFL where the killer passed a background check for his rifle.

NSSF”s Larry Keane told Breitbart News that “fix-NICS” legislation prevents would-be attackers from “lying and buying” on gun purchases.

On December 4 Breitbart News reported that House Leadership plans to add gun control legislation to Rep. Richard Hudson’s (R-NC) national reciprocity bill when it comes to the floor for a vote.

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has asked the State’s attorney general to expeditiously issue a legal opinion about Texas law governing concealed handgun license holders carrying in churches. He has also asked for a legal conclusion about congregations’ freedom from

Jordan Stein: Anything short of repealing the National Instant Check System (NICS) is the wrong move, both practically and in principle.

A report shows that the Air Force failed to report dozens of convictions to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) were nearing a “bipartisan deal on gun control.”

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is pushing gun control after poor federal reporting helped Texas killer Devin Kelley pass a background check to obtain his rifle.

The gunman who opened fire in the Texas church was able to pass a background check because the Air Force “mishandled” the process for reporting his domestic violence conviction, according to a report.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) released “adjusted” National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures on April 3, showing that checks in March 2017 were up 5.2 percent over figures for March 2016.

On Tuesday, President Trump signed the repeal of Barack Obama’s gun ban for Social Security recipients. On Thursday, NBC News reported that Trump had signed a repeal of “gun checks for people with mental illness.”

On February 10 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch used the example of the Sandy Hook Elementary attack to argue for preserving Barack Obama’s Social Security gun ban.

The previous record was 1,976,759 background checks, set in October 2015, but the latest FBI figures show 2,333,539 checks were performed in October 2016. That is an increase of 356,780 background checks.

The former probation officer–Robert Earl Rowe–was sentenced to “six months of probation” in 1978 for “possession of a deadly weapon in San Bernardino, California.” After three months the probation was waived and his guilty plea withdrawn.

During her July 28 speech to the DNC, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-52) described gun control as part of building a “strong America.”

FBI figures for National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks performed during Obama’s presidency average out to nearly 52,000 checks a day.

On June 13, the Philadelphia Inquirer weighed in on the feeding frenzy against AR-15s with a column that claimed a waiting period could have prevented Adam Lanza from opening fire on Sandy Hook innocents.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced legislation to stop President Barack Obama from imposing a stealthy gun ban on an estimated 75,000 Social Security beneficiaries.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch wrote Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and other governors, and asked for help with President Obama’s unilateral gun control initiatives.

Amid the flurry of reports surrounding President Obama’s expansion of background checks via executive gun control, his Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new rule allowing doctors to report their patients to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), thereby barring them from purchasing firearms.

On August 5, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced legislation that encourages states to more readily submit information on people with mental health problems to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

On July 27 The Seattle Times ran a column highlighting so-called flaws and loopholes in the National Instant Criminal Background Check (NICS) system for gun purchases and suggested the system will not work correctly as long gun sales by a “private party” are allowed.