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Gun background checks surged 79% in July compared to last year amid national unrest, protests and rioting, according to data released Monday by the FBI. The bureau ran more than 3.6 million checks through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) last month — a 79% increase compared to July 2019. The 3.6 million…

Firearm-related background checks reached 3.9 million in June, the most since the tracking system was created over two decades ago, because "people are being hit with a hard dose of reality" amid calls to "defund" the police, gun-rights activist Colion Noir said Sunday.Noir told "Fox & Friends Weekend" host Jedediah Bila that more Americans are beginning to think, "The only person responsible for their safety is them."He…

Background checks for gun sales surged again in June, smashing the record for the highest number of background checks in a single month, according to FBI data released Wednesday. The FBI said it conducted 3.9 million checks in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), shattering the previous record of 3.7 million checks in…

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