4.7 million Guns Sold in March, Numbers by State

[ajeandy]

I may or may not claim "many" of those from Indiana

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Just to be clear, you are say that the number of guns sold is far greater than the background check number that NSSF says is inflated by double?

Correct, "number of guns sold" is wild speculation.

1. Not all guns sold are new guns.

2. Not every transaction is a single gun.

3. Many states exempt carry license holders.

 

[carry205]

IL runs background checks for ammo too...

I think this is all good news...it means people are finally starting to see that the government really only cares about you as a taxpayer and not a citizen. I hope this will lea to people shaking off what's been an increasingly oppressive government system. Maybe I'm too optimistic....

I moved from Illinois last year, to my knowledge, they never ran a BG check for ammo, and I was buying ammo. I walked into the firearms area, purchased the ammo, and walked out a few minutes later. They never told me to wait.

 

[carry205]

No, please understand that it is the number of background checks. Many states exempt carry license holders.

And several states, including Illinois, conduct monthly NICS checks on carry license holders thus inflating their numbers.

The number of guns sold is far, far greater than the number of checks: states with exemptions, transactions with multiple firearms, etc.

Not monthly, Daily...except Christmas Day.

 

[sarringdale]

Shocked to see the numbers that much higher in IL and would have expected a slightly higher number out of TX. Way to go with the strong showing Indiana.