NICS Firearm Background Check numbers for 2016

[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.

[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.

[MechAg94]

That is a lot of guns. It wasn't all me buying them. Someone else had to get a few.

[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.

[ELB]

... 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.

[C-dub]

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.

[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,

[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.