Still Going Strong

From the NSSF:

Data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show a 15.4 percent increase in background checks on the sale of firearms in May. There were a total of 1,023,102 background checks in May, up from 886,183 reported in May 2008. The May increase follows a 30.3 percent increase in April, a 29.2 percent gain in March and rises of 23 percent in February, 28 percent in January, 24 percent in December and 42 percent in November when a record 1,529,635 background checks were performed. The increase coincides with an uptick in excise taxes reported by firearms and ammunition manufacturers, another key economic indicator for the firearms industry.

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