19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,0002,000,0002,200,0002,400,0002,600,0002,800,0003,000,0003,200,0003,400,0003,600,0003,800,000
Background Checks
2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting
2015 San Bernardino attack
March, beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
Background Checks
These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not represent the number of firearms sold in total, as varying state laws and purchase scenarios prevent a one-to-one correlation.