Background Checks On Firearm Sales Up 4.3%
NEWTOWN, Conn. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Background checks on the sale of firearms were up 4.3 percent in October, according to data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
A total of 1,233,982 checks were reported for the month, up from 1,183,279 in October 2008.
The 2009 year-to-date total for background checks is 11,403,417, an increase of 18.1 percent over the same time period last year.
Source: AmmoLand