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n7qvu · July 29, 2010, 07:08 PM

Well to start with:
The FBI says they did 14 mil NICS background checks last year.
1) Some small amount would get denied, and another small amount would be multi-gun purchases, so kinda even out.
2) There are about twenty states that don't use NICS, they process their own, so that could bump the number up by maybe 25%.
3) The FBI/ATF allows most states to skip NICS for concealed permit holders. This is the big mystery question...

So without permit holders, I'm up to 17+ million sold last year.

What % of gun buys are made by permit holders? 25% or maybe as high as 50%?

50% would put the sales up past 26 million. Of course, no private sales included.

WOW. Kinda a bunch...

July 29, 2010, 07:08 PM	#1
n7qvu Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2009 Location: Overgaard, AZ USA Posts: 153	Total Guns sold in USA in 2009 - Help me guess. Well to start with: The FBI says they did 14 mil NICS background checks last year. 1) Some small amount would get denied, and another small amount would be multi-gun purchases, so kinda even out. 2) There are about twenty states that don't use NICS, they process their own, so that could bump the number up by maybe 25%. 3) The FBI/ATF allows most states to skip NICS for concealed permit holders. This is the big mystery question... So without permit holders, I'm up to 17+ million sold last year. What % of gun buys are made by permit holders? 25% or maybe as high as 50%? 50% would put the sales up past 26 million. Of course, no private sales included. WOW. Kinda a bunch... __________________ Jerry W. NRA Instructor: Pistol, Home Safety, Personal Protection, RSO, Reloading. NRA Life Member, NRA-ILA Sustaining Member, AZ CCW training org. & instructor, AZ HE instructor. JWsGUNs.com FFL-07, NFA SOT-C2.