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Old 05-08-2021, 23:55   #7
Scimitar
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NICS Firearm Checks
Jan - Apr of each year


Nationally
2015 - 2019 = Floated around 9.2 m / year
2020 = 12.0 m
2021 = 15.8 m
72% increase in 2021 over 2016 - 2019 baseline


Illinois
2015 = 400,000 = 3% of population
2021 = 4,290,000 = 34% of population
Yes, I double checked those numbers.
Insane increase in NICS checks!
1076% increase in 2021 over 2015 numbers
I'd invest in any gun store in Illinois right now.


By State
2021 increase over 2016 - 2019 avg

Illinois - 399%
District of Columbia - 370%
Utah - 227%
Puerto Rico - 196%
New Jersey - 170%

Michigan - 113%
Maryland - 100%
Alabama - 95%
Rhode Island - 86%
Indiana - 80%

Idaho - 75%
Arizona - 68%
Georgia - 65%
Wyoming - 65%
Iowa - 65%

North Carolina - 62%
Wisconsin - 57%
Nevada - 55%
Montana - 54%
South Carolina - 54%

All Other States - 10-50%

California - (-7%)
Kentucky - (-18%)
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