Despite Best Anti-Gun Effort, Gun Sales Hit Record Numbers Again

By Tom Knighton

Anti-gunners don’t want you buying guns. That’s why their efforts include an attempt to culturally exclude anyone who is pro-gun from just about anything they can. They’re not content to just make guns illegal, they want to make guns unacceptable.

However, those efforts aren’t doing so hot. In fact, the firearm industry apparently hit another record for gun sales last month.

The number of gun-related background checks reached an all-time high once again in May, a report posted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday shows.

In May 2018, the FBI processed 2,002,992 queries through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). That’s more than any previous May in the system’s history with May 2017 holding the previous record at 1,942,677. April 2018 saw more NICS checks than any previous April. March 2018 saw more NICS checks than any previous March.

NICS checks are considered the strongest indicator for gun sales because every gun sale made through a licensed dealer requires a NICS check and some states require the checks on used gun sales between private individuals. However, the number of NICS checks does not exactly match the number of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms