July gun sales

[ROMEOHOTEL]

According to FBI data, July is the 5th consecutive month for record number of NICS checks. July is also the 3rd highest month since the FBI began keeping records. There were over 3.6 million NICS checks in July.

However, there were 1,795,602 gun sales in July.

Will someone please explain the discrepancy between number of NICS checks and gun sales?

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf/view

https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/july-breaks-gun-sales-record-as-gun-companys-earnings-triple/?fbclid=IwAR30ugvSITonhIK_uKMUJxRSLv4qlVG3zLmmR1FDChb6FxEgfbJdaWpVt-A

[TonyMang_89]

Ammo background checks?

[baih777]

New owners failing the check ? Maybe ?

[WingDings]

Do private party sales count toward “new sales”?

I’d imagine not.

[WWDHD?]

Ammo background checks?

I don't think CA gets to use the NICS for ammo BG checks.

[FightYouRightNow]

[The War Wagon]

Ammo background checks?

New owners failing the check ? Maybe ?

Some combo of these two.

[kcheung2]

I believe that gun sales number is for new guns, not used/transfers.

[John Browning]

There is one state that runs a NICS check on every CCW permit holder every month.