News: gun sales

December 3, 2012

November Record Month for NICS Checks

Powered by the largest single day ever for background checks on Black Friday, November 2012 is now the record holder…

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…

June 11, 2012

Gun Sales Up, Violent Crime Down (Again)

Preliminary crime statistics for 2011 released today by the FBI show a 4 percent decrease in violent crime--a continuation of…

September 13, 2010

Crime Rates Continue to Fall as Firearm Sales Soar

As firearms and ammunition experienced record sales in 2009, the nation's crime rates continued to fall, a new report from…

April 6, 2010

A Surge of a Different Sort–Firearm Sales Remain Strong in Weak Economy

Those who have been tracking the sales of firearms recently will not be surprised at the accompanying chart, which shows…