For the first time in 15 months, June NICS FBI background checks posted a year-over-year increase, up 8% to 1,382,287 from 1,279,300 last year, but still well behind the record 2,177,586 checks in June, 2020. Comparisons are easier now, lapping the already slowing demand in 2021, but gun sales certainly received ... Log in to view full article.