June 2023 witnessed a drop in the NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures, reflecting changing trends in firearm-related activities. The June figure stood at 1,110,696, a notable 19.6% decrease from the previous year’s figure of 1,382,287 in June 2022.
Despite the dip, this month marks an impressive record as it’s the 47th consecutive month that has recorded over 1 million adjusted background checks in a single month.
This decrease in figures isn’t confined to June alone. The second quarter of 2023 also reported a reduced NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 3,654,134, signifying a 6.7% decrease compared to the second quarter 2022 figure of 3,916,986.
It is noteworthy to highlight that these statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not represent the actual number of firearms sold or the sales dollars. Due to diverse state laws, local market conditions, and varying purchase scenarios, a direct one-to-one correlation cannot be established between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.
In a similar vein, the unadjusted June 2023 FBI NICS figure was 2,152,187, a decrease of 14.8% from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,527,308 in June 2022.
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As a caveat, it is important to bear in mind that these NICS checks do not include legal transfers in the twenty-four states that offer at least one qualified alternative permit under the Brady Act. These permits allow holders, who have already undergone a background check, to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer without a separate additional background check for that transfer. The NSSF does not adjust for these transfers.
Americans have another million reasons to celebrate this Independence Day. More than 1.1 million times in June, Americans exercised their Second Amendment rights to lawfully purchase a firearm. That extends the streak to 47 continuous months that background checks for firearm purchases have exceeded a million. This is notable because these figures buck the demands by gun control politicians to surrender rights. Americans choose differently. They choose, by the millions, to keep and bear arms. They are keeping alive then vision of our Founding Fathers that this would be a nation that celebrates the ethos of a responsibly armed citizenry.
Mark Oliva, NSSF’s managing director of public affairs.
The adjusted NICS data, derived by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks and permit rechecks used by states for CCW permit application checks and active CCW permit databases checks, provides an additional picture of current market conditions. The NSSF started this process of subtracting permit rechecks in February 2016.
Although not a direct correlation to firearms sales, the NSSF-adjusted NICS data helps in understanding the present market conditions. NICS is employed for various purposes including sales or transfers of new or used firearms.
For more information on NICS or to view a complete set of the current monthly reports, visit the NICS website. Any inquiries concerning NSSF-adjusted NICS data should be directed to NSSF at 203-426-1320 or [email protected].
Additional research is available at nssf.org/research. NSSF members can access historical monthly NICS data by logging in and clicking on “Industry Research” then “NICS data.”
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