Record Number of Firearm Background Checks Initiated in March, FBI Report Shows
Coronavirus cases are not the only thing that has been on the rise over the past month. A record-breaking number of firearm background checks were initiated in March through the National Instant Criminal Background…
Coronavirus cases are not the only thing that has been on the rise over the past month.
A record-breaking number of firearm background checks were initiated in March through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The total came in at over 3,740,000, according to the FBIreport.
The number of background checks jumped from over 2,802,000 in February. Gun sellers have been designated as critical infrastructure amid the Coronavirus Outbreak.
According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, those among critical infrastructure include, “Workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges.”
The NRA reacted to the news in a tweet.
“NEWS: Declares Gun Stores Critical. As is actively fighting gun store closures, newly-updated DHS guidance echoes what the NRA is arguing in court: that firearms and ammo retailers are ‘critical infrastructure,” the NRA tweeted.
Gun sales spiked in March as Americans reportedly