Background Checks Up 30 Percent in April

[Blue Hen Firearms]

NUMBERS INDICATE STRONG SALES . . . The upward trend in firearms sales continued in April, marking the sixth consecutive month of significant increases. Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,225,980 checks in April 2009. This figure is a 30.3 percent increase from the 940,961 reported in April 2008. FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either new or used firearms from federally licensed retailers. The checks serve as a gauge of actual sales but do not reflect the actual number of firearms sold. Read more.http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?PRloc=share/PR/&PR=051409-NICS.cfm&CFID=5365851&CFTOKEN=b3bd3433975dd0a3-55BAF1FF-EE52-85A7-85C63249EB209697&jsessionid=f0306e5e2e4eac84c2e362562c4695924325