The FBI completed 1.95 million gun background checks on an NSSF-adjusted basis in November, a climb of 45.2 percent compared to the November 2019 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1.34 million.
For comparison, the unadjusted November 2020 FBI NICS figure 3.6 million reflects a 41.5 percent increase from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2.5 million in November 2019.
The year-to-date total of 19.1 million background checks continues to add to a record-setting year for firearm sales. The previous complete annual record of 15.7 million background checks was set in 2016. NSSF retailer surveys estimate that nearly 7.7 million people purchased a firearm for the first time in 2020.
November’s results come on top of a gain on an NSSF-adjusted basis of 60.1 percent in October, 61.4 percent in September, 51.2 percent in August, 122.5 percent in July, 135.7 percent in June, 75.2 percent in May, 69.1 percent in April, and 41 percent in March.
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