The June 2022 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) grew 8.1 percent to 1.38 million compared to the June 2021 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1.28 million.
For comparison, the unadjusted June 2022 FBI NICS figure of 2.53 million reflects a 16.9 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 3.04 million in June 2021.
The adjusted NICS data were compiled by subtracting the NICS purpose code permit checks and permit rechecks used by states for CCW permit application checks and checks on active CCW permit databases.
The second quarter 2022 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 3.92 million reflects a decrease of 8.9 percent compared to the second quarter 2021 figure of 4.3 million. Historically, this is the third-highest second quarter on record.
June marks the first positive month of 2022. NICS firearms background checks were down 11.3 percent in May, 19.7 percent in April, 18.3 percent in March, 2.5 percent in February, and 40.9 percent in January.
