Black Friday Archives • NSSF

November 28, 2022

‘Black Friday’ NICS Checks Tick Up in 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) completed…

November 20, 2017

Giving a Firearm as a Gift? Some Reminders From NSSF

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The holidays are just around the corner. As hunters, shooters, collectors or just plain plinkers, it’s a…

December 19, 2016

Boos for Hollywood: More Americans Bought Guns on Black Friday than Saw ‘Miss Sloane’ on Opening Weekend

On Dec. 9, the anti-gun message film “Miss Sloane” was released in 1,648 theatres nationwide — released yes, watched not…

November 26, 2012

Black Friday Gun Sales Set Record

A new single-day record for point-of-sale background checks was established on Black Friday, November 23, when 154,873 were conducted by the…

November 16, 2012

Black Fridays Most Active for Firearm Sales

Post-election reports indicate a rising demand for firearms nationwide. If history holds true, sales on the day after Thanksgiving—Black Friday—will…