{"id":225976,"date":"2025-12-01T15:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=225976"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:02:12","slug":"nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NICS Checks Hit 530K During Black Friday Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF just dropped the numbers for 2025\u2019s \u201cBlack Friday\u201d week, and while they\u2019re slightly lower than last year&#8217;s record pace, the appetite for firearms among law-abiding Americans is still running hot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nics-checks-top-530000-for-black-friday-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week\" title=\"NICS Checks Hit 530K During Black Friday Week\">NSSF<\/a>, the FBI\u2019s NICS system processed 530,156 background checks for the week leading up to, and including, Black Friday. That\u2019s down 13.6% from 2024\u2019s 613,380, but still a massive volume by any normal year\u2019s standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Friday itself saw 165,183 checks, a number that roughly tracks with retail firearm sales, though NSSF notes it also captures related checks like CCW permit approvals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Co-owner of Las Cruces gun shop speaks out following store robbery\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h0Njg_06bGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The holiday weekend wasn\u2019t peaceful for everyone. In Las Cruces, the owners of Stryker Shooting World are dealing with thousands in losses after a group of teenagers used a stolen car to ram through security gates and break into the shop, stealing more than $2,000 in merchandise. Police say four teens, ages 14 to 16, have already been arrested, offering the owners at least some closure after a chaotic weekend break-in.<br \/><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With hunting season rolling and holiday deals in full swing, the industry always expects a year-end bump, and 2025 looks no different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-holiday-gun-gear-2025-5-picks-that-deliver\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/holiday-gun-gifts-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week\" title=\"NICS Checks Hit 530K During Black Friday Week\">Holiday Gun Gear 2025: 5 Picks That Deliver<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF President and CEO Joe Bartozzi says the numbers match what the industry\u2019s been seeing all year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even as the market naturally cools from the historic highs of recent years, sales remain \u201cconsistently strong,\u201d and Americans continue showing a healthy, steady demand for lawful firearm ownership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturers, he added, are keeping pace with what customers expect: quality guns and plenty of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep the system from getting crushed under peak-day demand, NSSF has been working with retailers to spread out deals throughout the week. That strategy seems to be paying off, helping avoid the long NICS delays that used to define Black Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NICS Checks Top 530,000 for \u2018Black Friday\u2019 Week <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSSF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week\" title=\"NICS Checks Hit 530K During Black Friday Week\">#NSSF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZI9oz76F8t\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week\" title=\"NICS Checks Hit 530K During Black Friday Week\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZI9oz76F8t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NSSF\u2014The Firearm Industry Trade Association (@NSSF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSSF\/status\/1995543428868755959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nics-checks-hit-530k-during-black-friday-week\" title=\"NICS Checks Hit 530K During Black Friday Week\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-s-the-daily-breakdown-of-unadjusted-nics-checks-for-the-full-week\">Here\u2019s the daily breakdown of unadjusted NICS checks for the full week:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sat, Nov 22:<\/strong> 73,326<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sun, Nov 23:<\/strong> 34,380<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mon, Nov 24:<\/strong> 80,078<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tue, Nov 25:<\/strong> 81,475<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wed, Nov 26:<\/strong> 86,402<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thu, Nov 27:<\/strong> 9,312<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fri, Nov 28 (Black Friday):<\/strong> 165,183<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sat, Nov 29:<\/strong> 169,906<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF will release its adjusted November number later this week, filtering out permit checks and other non-sales activity to give a 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