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District of Columbia NICS Firearm Background Checks

Monthly background check volume over time, with the newest months listed first in the table below.

Checks

114.2K

Avg checks per month

344

Peak month

Dec 2024

Peak checks

2.4K

Checks Over Time

Monthly Checks

Jun 20261,418
May 20261,127
Apr 20261,337
Mar 20261,371
Feb 20261,184
Jan 20261,248
Dec 20251,046
Nov 20251,486
Oct 20251,482
Sep 20251,521
Aug 20251,699
Jul 20251,508
Jun 20251,458
May 20251,487
Apr 20251,594
Mar 20251,773
Feb 20251,558
Jan 20251,570
Dec 20242,434
Nov 20241,277
Oct 20241,418
Sep 20241,314
Aug 20241,156
Jul 20241,400
Jun 20241,098
May 20241,441
Apr 20241,051
Mar 20241,196
Feb 20241,305
Jan 20241,512
Dec 20231,503
Nov 20231,635
Oct 20231,213
Sep 2023929
Aug 20231,197
Jul 20231,051
Jun 20231,317
May 20231,277
Apr 20231,293
Mar 20231,601
Feb 20231,309
Jan 20231,362
Dec 20221,277
Nov 20221,941
Oct 20221,537
Sep 20221,335
Aug 20221,644
Jul 20221,273
Jun 2022928
May 2022878
Apr 20221,194
Mar 20221,569
Feb 20221,108
Jan 20221,418
Dec 20211,250
Nov 20211,288
Oct 20211,342
Sep 20211,076
Aug 20211,070
Jul 20211,059
Jun 2021976
May 2021768
Apr 20211,050
Mar 20211,035
Feb 2021920
Jan 20211,076
Dec 20201,108
Nov 20201,066
Oct 20201,507
Sep 20201,469
Aug 20201,541
Jul 2020898
Jun 2020897
May 2020538
Apr 2020552
Mar 2020692
Feb 2020551
Jan 2020666
Dec 2019755
Nov 2019595
Oct 2019933
Sep 2019610
Aug 2019386
Jul 2019375
Jun 2019305
May 2019417
Apr 2019409
Mar 2019417
Feb 2019364
Jan 2019360
Dec 2018223
Nov 2018290
Oct 2018203
Sep 2018203
Aug 2018329
Jul 2018246
Jun 2018259
May 2018289
Apr 2018321
Mar 2018381
Feb 2018217
Jan 2018283
Dec 2017204
Nov 2017365
Oct 2017217
Sep 201761
Aug 201780
Jul 201768
Jun 201774
May 201782
Apr 2017104
Mar 2017111
Feb 201793
Jan 201781
Dec 201671
Nov 201656
Oct 201661
Sep 201652
Aug 201662
Jul 201660
Jun 201672
May 2016110
Apr 201669
Mar 201685
Feb 201695
Jan 201682
Dec 201595
Nov 201564
Oct 201576
Sep 201541
Aug 201567
Jul 201564
Jun 201549
May 201553
Apr 201551
Mar 201568
Feb 201553
Jan 201561
Dec 201453
Nov 201445
Oct 201452
Sep 201448
Aug 201447
Jul 201449
Jun 201423
May 201431
Apr 201436
Mar 201448
Feb 201428
Jan 201452
Dec 201335
Nov 201335
Oct 201337
Sep 201336
Aug 201335
Jul 201332
Jun 201326
May 201340
Apr 201348
Mar 201352
Feb 201362
Jan 201359
Dec 201251
Nov 201241
Oct 201253
Sep 201230
Aug 201240
Jul 201241
Jun 201220
May 201226
Apr 201229
Mar 201234
Feb 201239
Jan 201245
Dec 201123
Nov 201133
Oct 201135
Sep 201139
Aug 201112
Jul 20114
Jun 20116
May 201115
Apr 201140
Mar 201140
Feb 201135
Jan 201118
Dec 201027
Nov 201023
Oct 201026
Sep 201029
Aug 201023
Jul 201037
Jun 201021
May 201026
Apr 201035
Mar 201052
Feb 201029
Jan 201021
Dec 200919
Nov 200933
Oct 200928
Sep 200928
Aug 200931
Jul 200925
Jun 200928
May 200929
Apr 200934
Mar 200940
Feb 200940
Jan 200934
Dec 200844
Nov 200855
Oct 200849
Sep 200839
Aug 20081
Jul 20081
Jun 200816
May 20080
Apr 20080
Mar 20080
Feb 200853
Jan 20081
Dec 20071
Nov 20070
Oct 20073
Sep 20071
Aug 20071
Jul 20072
Jun 20074
May 200745
Apr 20072
Mar 20074
Feb 20071
Jan 200772
Dec 20068
Nov 20063
Oct 20062
Sep 20061
Aug 20066
Jul 20060
Jun 20065
May 20061
Apr 20065
Mar 20067
Feb 2006209
Jan 20065
Dec 20053
Nov 20052
Oct 20052
Sep 20051
Aug 20051
Jul 20053
Jun 20053
May 20052
Apr 20051
Mar 20051
Feb 20050
Jan 20051
Dec 20040
Nov 20040
Oct 20040
Sep 20044
Aug 20040
Jul 20041
Jun 20040
May 20042
Apr 20042
Mar 20044
Feb 20041
Jan 20040
Dec 20032
Nov 20031
Oct 20031
Sep 20030
Aug 20030
Jul 20033
Jun 20030
May 20030
Apr 20031
Mar 20032
Feb 20030
Jan 20031
Dec 20021
Nov 20020
Oct 20020
Sep 20020
Aug 20020
Jul 20020
Jun 20021
May 20022
Apr 20021
Mar 20021
Feb 20020
Jan 20021
Dec 20011
Nov 20012
Oct 20011
Sep 20011
Aug 20010
Jul 20010
Jun 20012
May 20013
Apr 20013
Mar 20013
Feb 20011
Jan 20010
Dec 20000
Nov 20003
Oct 20000
Sep 20000
Aug 20001
Jul 20001
Jun 20000
May 20002
Apr 20003
Mar 20002
Feb 20001
Jan 20004
Dec 19992
Nov 19990
Oct 19995
Sep 19990
Aug 19992
Jul 19992
Jun 19991
May 19991
Apr 19992
Mar 19992
Feb 19993
Jan 19991
Dec 19980
Nov 19980
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