Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
- Jun 22, 2012
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This is just some numbers for everyone to chew on. It gives you some facts for when you get into discussions. I hope you find it helpful.
Remember NICS checks are for unregulated long guns as well as regulated “assault” weapons and handguns.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Is the Federal “instant” check system for firearms purchases and related activities such as issuing permits. Because not every check is for a firearms purchase and multiple purchases can be processed with one check there is not a direct one to one relationship of NICS checks to sales numbers. The data was from links to PDF files found on the FBI NICS web page.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ni...cks-1998_2013_state_monthly_totals-100313.pdf
NICS Checks by month in Maryland for 2013 to Oct. 31.
JAN 18,392
FEB 16,241
MAR 16,873
APR 15,618
MAY 14,340
JUN 12,702
JUL 12,248
AUG 14,929
SEP 49,644
OCT 20,526
2013
TOTAL thru Oct.31 191,513
NICS Checks by year for the State of Maryland since inception. Program started in 1998.
1998 2 months 9,007
1999 91,381
2000 84,309
2001 83,347
2002 78,764
2003 78,270
2004 77,481
2005 80,907
2006 82,207
2007 80,249
2008 89,583
2009 95,191
2010 88,162
2011 103,020
2012 136,604
2013 10 months 191,513
Total Maryland checks Nov. 30, 1998 to Oct.31, 2013 1,450,035.
Analysis:
If the average monthly rate for 2013 (19,151) continues until the end of the year the total of NICS checks in Maryland for 2013 will be about 229,815. The average number of Maryland NICS checks for the first 10 full years of the program 1999 thru 2008 was 82,654 checks per year. So the political system, the news media, and SB 281 have caused an increase in NICS checks so about 2.8 years worth will occur this year alone.
There are still 51,000 regulated firearm applications outstanding in Maryland and 61 new applications per day have been received by the MD State Police over the last 4 weeks.
The average number of NICS checks in Maryland for 2013 is 630 checks per day.
Remember NICS checks are for unregulated long guns as well as regulated “assault” weapons and handguns.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Is the Federal “instant” check system for firearms purchases and related activities such as issuing permits. Because not every check is for a firearms purchase and multiple purchases can be processed with one check there is not a direct one to one relationship of NICS checks to sales numbers. The data was from links to PDF files found on the FBI NICS web page.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ni...cks-1998_2013_state_monthly_totals-100313.pdf
NICS Checks by month in Maryland for 2013 to Oct. 31.
JAN 18,392
FEB 16,241
MAR 16,873
APR 15,618
MAY 14,340
JUN 12,702
JUL 12,248
AUG 14,929
SEP 49,644
OCT 20,526
2013
TOTAL thru Oct.31 191,513
NICS Checks by year for the State of Maryland since inception. Program started in 1998.
1998 2 months 9,007
1999 91,381
2000 84,309
2001 83,347
2002 78,764
2003 78,270
2004 77,481
2005 80,907
2006 82,207
2007 80,249
2008 89,583
2009 95,191
2010 88,162
2011 103,020
2012 136,604
2013 10 months 191,513
Total Maryland checks Nov. 30, 1998 to Oct.31, 2013 1,450,035.
Analysis:
If the average monthly rate for 2013 (19,151) continues until the end of the year the total of NICS checks in Maryland for 2013 will be about 229,815. The average number of Maryland NICS checks for the first 10 full years of the program 1999 thru 2008 was 82,654 checks per year. So the political system, the news media, and SB 281 have caused an increase in NICS checks so about 2.8 years worth will occur this year alone.
There are still 51,000 regulated firearm applications outstanding in Maryland and 61 new applications per day have been received by the MD State Police over the last 4 weeks.
The average number of NICS checks in Maryland for 2013 is 630 checks per day.
