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NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:51 am
by bblhd672
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nic ... h_year.pdf
2016 Total: 27,538,673
Obama's tenure 2009-2016: 157,233,157
Since Nov 1998 the NICS system has done 253,217,165 background checks.
Not included are how many background checks were approved for purchase, which would be a good number to publish. Although that still wouldn't give a 1 to 1 correlation of actual purchases considering multiple firearms purchased at one time and purchases made in states like Texas that do not require an NICS check for LTC holders.
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:12 am
by Scott B.
Some of that number are NICS background checks for licenses too. NSSF does some breakdowns on those numbers from time to time.
The new NICS system got off to a rough start last year, but I've noted lately that it seems to be running as intended.
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:32 pm
by MechAg94
That is a lot of guns. It wasn't all me buying them. Someone else had to get a few.
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:55 pm
by C-dub
I also think that's a low ball number (with regards to comparing this to the number of guns being puchased) since, at least in Texas, an NICS check isn't required for purchases by folks with a CHL/LTC. I have not idea how many other states are like this.
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:57 pm
by ELB
C-dub wrote:... I have not idea how many other states are like this.
Twenty-four other states, if I counted correctly. This includes states where either a license to carry or a license to purchase firearms qualifies.
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulatio ... rmit-chart
I believe Kentucky runs NICS checks on all of their concealed deadly weapons license holders
every month, which skews the number a bit as well.
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 5:49 pm
by C-dub
ELB wrote:I believe Kentucky runs NICS checks on all of their concealed deadly weapons license holders every month, which skews the number a bit as well.
I wonder how much that costs and who pays for it. Kinda overkill just a bit? I would expect something like that from Kommiefornia, but not Kentucky.
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:29 pm
by ELB
I double checked, yes Kentucky runs background checks every month on every license holder. I assume the Kentucky Legislature budgets for this, since, as Nevada showed, the Feds don't do it for free.
I found this document on the FBI website detailing NICS checks by month and by state for 2016:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... R_SSU4ru-Q
It breaks out "permit checks" from handguns, rifles, etc,
Re: NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:59 pm
by hounddog
If you look on the FBI document posted on the sight mentioned by ELB, Kentucky shows 388 thousand and something checks. The second column says "permit rechecks", and they show "0". I would think legally someone could tear them a new one over that. It's a known fact that they recheck every permit holder, which is waisting someone's time and money. IANAL, but it sure looks fishy to me.
