NICS Background Checks for April, 2020, Breaks Record for Gun Sales

By Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- April 2020 was another record-breaking month for the National Instant background Check System (NICS). The numbers for the month were:

• Handguns – 984,872, almost a million!
• Long guns – 508,122 over half a million!
• Other – 68,746
• Multiple – 34,778 (multiplied by 2.5 to approximate the number of firearms, 86,948)

The new format for the graphics shows last year’s numbers in the blue, green, yellow, and red lines. The blue, green, yellow, and red bars show this year’s numbers.

Total firearms sold, as recorded by NICS – 1,648,688.

The numbers are not as high as for March but are significantly higher than last year. They are the highest numbers for April on record.

The sales happened in spite of a significant number of gun shops being shut down by decree by state governors, then re-opened after protests, lawsuits, and the Trump administration declaring them essential businesses.

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Source:: AmmoLand