August Gun Sales Climb Back Over the 1 Million Mark
The August 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System figure of 1,091,342 is a decrease of 9.9 percent compared to the August 2024 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1, 210,995.
The August 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System figure of 1,091,342 is a decrease of 9.9 percent compared to the August 2024 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1, 210,995.
Larry Keane is SVP for Government and Public Affairs, Assistant Secretary and General Counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Attacks by banks on firearm businesses are over. Congress should act now to make these protections remain permanent and ensure a future White House administration cannot undo these protections with a stroke of a pen.
You’re no doubt aware of SIG SAUER’s ongoing P320 nightmare. After a notable death, many of the the remaining fence-sitters
Reputations, it is said, take a lifetime to build and a second to destroy. Reputations can be rebuilt over time. But it requires assiduous attention to detail and an unwavering dedication to doing the right thing.
“Summer months routinely show lower background check figures than other times of the year and we’ve watched as the background check figures came down from astronomical highs several years ago.”
We’ve seen videos that show the P320 is either dangerous or every bit as safe as any other striker-fired pistol on the market. The reality is…we don’t know which is true. Also, neither do you. And in the end, it probably doesn’t matter any more.
“Shooting without a suppressor is just uncivilized.” — Ethan Lessard I know nothing about the process of obtaining a suppressor.
While a smattering of shooting and training facilities had banned use of P320 platform pistols in the past, the exclusions accelerated following the death of the airman, with bans by groups like A Girl & a Gun and Gunsite prominent among them.
The reality of being a liberal gun owner, especially in the United States, is that you are going to have to buy from company who’s [sic] beliefs [do] not align with yours.