3,442,777 NICS firearm background checks were initiated in the month of February 2021 after 39,695,315 in 2020 (annual record).

Since the FBI launched the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NCIS) in November 1998, 380.45 million U.S. NICS firearm background checks were initiated, including 3,442,777 in the month of February 2021 after 39,695,315 in 2020 (annual record).

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