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The FBI’s July Gun Data Shows Another Month of Record Background Checks

The FBI’s July Gun Data Shows Another Month of Record Background Checks

The FBI just released its numbers on July criminal background checks of potential gun buyers and they rocketed 79% higher from last year. The federal law enforcement agency said over 3.6 million investigations were conducted through its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) during the month, the fourth time this year more than 3 million checks were made. It's also the third-greatest number recorded since the FBI began keeping track back in 1998, surpassed by the record 3.9 million conducted in June and the 3.7 million done in March.