The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the February 2026 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal ...

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Gun background checks in November slipped noticeably, interrupting the long run of elevated demand that has defined recent years. You are looking at a market that is still large by historical ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** August was the 61st month in a row ...

Background checks for gun purchases are supposed to be quick, but in some parts of the country they are stretching from minutes into days or even weeks. When that happens, you are left in limbo, ...

Companion bills in the House and Senate are intended to protect Second Amendment rights for veterans. The bills would prevent Veterans Affairs from reporting veterans’ names to the FBI’s National ...

Meanwhile, legislators are working to change the state law to allow the state courts to share that information with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, known as NICS, and create an ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced in February 2026 that it will no longer report veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) solely because they ...