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FBI's January gun background check statistics show people buying firearms at 'blistering pace,' expert says

'Americans are claiming their Second Amendment rights to provide for their own safety in record numbers,' expert says

 

By Stephanie Pagones | Fox News

 

The FBI conducted more than 4.3 million gun background checks in January 2021 the highest number of checks completed during a single month in the agencys recorded history as one expert says the staggering figure indicates a "growing" demand for firearms from the American public.

 

The FBIs National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 4,317,804 total background checks in January of this year, marking the start of 2021 with the highest number of checks conducted in a one-month period, according to agency data. Excluding federal-level checks, such as those conducted for federal law enforcement agents, the bureau conducted 4,288,240 state-level background checks, said Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting Chief Economist Jurgen Brauer.

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The SAAFs adjusted FBI figures indicate that just over 2.2 million guns were sold in January 2021, a 79% increase from the same month in 2020, Brauer said.

 

In a press release provided to Fox News, Brauer said last month "certainly started off with a sales bang due to the turmoil surrounding the confirmation and inauguration of Mr. Biden as the new U.S. President."

 

Although high, Brauer said the 79% jump was not unheard of.

 

"[A]n even higher increase, of just over 100%, was experienced in January 2013, the month Mr. Obamas second presidential term began," he said.

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"It cant be discounted that many of these background checks for the purchase of a firearm are attributed to threats by the Biden administration to enact the most radical and far-reaching gun control agenda ever proposed," said Mark Oliva, director of public affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, in an email to Fox News. "Americans are continuing to purchase firearms at a blistering pace."

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