The June 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 846,437 is an increase of 24.5 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 679,840 in June 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted June 2012 NICS figure of 1,290,210 reflects an 11.4 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,157,714 in June 2011.
This marks the 25th straight month that NSSF-adjusted NICS figures have increased when compared to the same period the previous year.
The adjusted NICS data were derived by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks used by several states such as Kentucky, Iowa and Michigan for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on active CCW permit databases.
Though not a direct correlation to firearms sales, the NSSF-adjusted NICS data provide a more accurate picture of current market conditions. In addition to other purposes, NICS is used to check transactions of firearms sales and transfers on new and used handguns and long guns.
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The reporter just 'had' to mention Colorado.
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Buckeyes like their guns
Ohio’s growth in firearm purchases started before Colorado tragedy
Ohioans didn’t need the horrific headlines of the movie-theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., to prompt them to buy a gun or obtain a concealed-carry permit. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/07/31/buckeyes-like-their-guns.html
Gun sales are up all across the USA.
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