FBI Runs Record Number of Gun Background Checks in March
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Gun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control billsThe FBI conducted more background checks for firearms purchases in March -- a month in which several prominent mass shootings reignited America's conversation about gun control -- than they have in any month so far this year.
About 4.7 million Americans initiated gun background checks last month -- a 36% increase from February, according to the FBI. More than 2 million of those checks were for new gun purchases, according to the National Shooting Sports Federation, the firearms industry trade group that compares FBI background check numbers with actual sales...
From the Center
FBI conducts record background checks amid mass shootings, gun reform pushThe FBI carried out a record number of background checks on individuals purchasing firearms last month as multiple mass shootings gained the nation's attention and sparked a conversation on America's gun policies.
The FBI says nearly 4.7 million Americans underwent background checks in connection with purchasing guns in March, CNN reported. That number was up almost 36 percent from February.
While CNN noted that background checks do not necessarily correlate directly to firearms sold, they do indicate that the volume of purchases has increased.
From the Right
FBI gun checks in March break all-time recordThere were nearly 4.7 million gun background checks run through the FBI’s national instant check system in March — the highest-ever monthly total in the more than 20 years since the system was set up.
The 4.69 million checks is a 25% increase from a then-record 3.69 million checks in March 2020, when there was a run on firearms as the scope of the coronavirus pandemic was becoming clearer.
The checks aren’t a one-to-one correlation to gun sales, but are used as a general approximation for the health of the...
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