Plateauing Demand: Have Americans Reached ‘Peak Gun?’

In the first quarter of this year, 9,227 people applied for a license to carry in the county, and 8,802 were issued. The high number of applicants continued into the second quarter despite the drop in PICS transactions as 9,267 people applied and 8,745 were issued. “The [license to carry] applications have increased in 2021, … Read more

January NICS Background Checks Up Almost 25% Over Year Earlier

The election year gun buying binge is accelerating. In the midst of the holiday gift-giving season, December’s adjusted NICS background check data — a good barometer of overall gun buying activity — was up a healthy 15%. But January’s number put that number to shame. According to the latest adjusted data, January, 2020’s background check … Read more