NSSF-adjusted NICS FBI background checks tumbled 20% last month to 1,110,696 from 1,382,287 in June, 2022, when firearms sales were boosted by the Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX, mass shootings. The two shootings led to ramped up gun control rhetoric, which is a reliable driver of firearms demand, but ultimately resulted in the passage of the ... Log in to view full article.