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Surge in Permits Drives NICS Record in May - LisaJarratt - 06-13-2016
Surge in Permits Drives NICS Record in May
NICS checks don’t precisely indicate the number of firearms acquired in a given time frame. But the trend in checks makes clear that Americans are acquiring firearms at a record pace. The annual number of checks has risen from 12.7 million during the last year of President George W. Bush’s administration to an average of 22 million during Obama’s second term.