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NSSF's graph of March 2025 background checks.

Over 1.3M Background Checks in March 2025

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In March 2025, there were 1,386,724 background checks processed through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), according to NSSF’s adjusted data. That’s

Colorado state Rep. Ken DeGraaf at the podium.

Colorado Lawmakers Shred One Right to Deny Another

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Colorado state Rep. Ken DeGraaf was forced to cover a pro-Second Amendment sticker on his laptop computer during debate over a gun ban bill.

Exclusive: Everytown Spent $200K on Losing Democrats Who Flipped Virginia House to Republicans

Gun Control’s Focus Shifts to State Capitals

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This year might be the best evidence of how gun control advocates are shifting their focus to getting their agenda items across the finish line.

February 2025 NICS numbers.

February 2025 NICS Background Checks Drop, But Demand Stays Strong

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Meanwhile, the unadjusted FBI NICS figure dropped 4.3% year-over-year, showing a similar trend.

The beginning of the letter.

NSSF Blasts House Dems’ Letter to AG Bondi

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The letter, which pressures the DOJ to maintain strict gun control policies, was met with sharp criticism from Oliva, who called it a “laundry-list of gun control demands and propaganda.”

Johns Hopkins logo.

Bloomberg-Funded Center Prescribes More Gun Control

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The five-point plan, constructed by the school’s “Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy,” promotes the idea that gun ownership would be better treated as a privilege and not as a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution for all law-abiding citizens.

A graph of the NICS annual totals in millions.

Big Numbers, Big Rights: Over 15.2 Million NICS Background Checks in 2024

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Over 15.2 million NSSF-adjusted background checks were processed for retail firearm sales this year. That’s millions of people taking responsibility for their safety, their families, and their freedom.

Michigan Bald Eagle Comeback Is Win For Hunters

New Jersey Bald Eagle Announcement Reason for Conservation Celebration

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland praised the bald eagles’ return in the announcement, saying, “The recovery of the bald eagle is one of the most well-known conservation success stories of all time.”

NSSF responds to an attack on gun raffles to benefit children.

Gun Control’s Targeting of Firearm Fundraising is Off Target

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A recent article posted by an antigun group launched an attack on a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and well-being of children. Why?

Kamala Harris has to answer questions about gun violence.

VP Harris Imports Crime While She Wants to Ban Guns

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The report, released to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), showed that there were 662, 566 noncitizens in the United States with a criminal history.