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Pennsylvania NICS Firearm Background Checks

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

Checks

23.4M

Avg checks per month

70.6K

Peak month

Jan 2021

Peak checks

160.1K

Checks Over Time

Monthly Checks

Jun 202683,252
May 202685,277
Apr 202696,065
Mar 2026113,864
Feb 202694,405
Jan 202691,493
Dec 2025100,149
Nov 202599,090
Oct 2025105,214
Sep 202597,031
Aug 202587,607
Jul 202581,871
Jun 202580,856
May 202579,736
Apr 202583,373
Mar 202595,751
Feb 202584,547
Jan 202588,553
Dec 2024102,804
Nov 2024104,766
Oct 202499,323
Sep 202487,592
Aug 202490,983
Jul 202481,027
Jun 202475,594
May 202481,703
Apr 202492,911
Mar 2024109,990
Feb 202496,517
Jan 202485,802
Dec 2023107,048
Nov 2023105,129
Oct 2023100,813
Sep 202382,073
Aug 202384,378
Jul 202376,555
Jun 202384,403
May 202387,799
Apr 202397,960
Mar 2023122,065
Feb 2023104,827
Jan 2023101,711
Dec 2022115,360
Nov 2022106,439
Oct 2022100,930
Sep 202295,909
Aug 202297,000
Jul 202293,961
Jun 2022104,824
May 202288,898
Apr 2022102,997
Mar 2022124,456
Feb 2022105,057
Jan 202293,298
Dec 2021120,487
Nov 2021109,089
Oct 2021110,047
Sep 2021101,592
Aug 2021103,036
Jul 202199,708
Jun 2021100,422
May 2021102,373
Apr 2021132,512
Mar 2021154,301
Feb 2021114,482
Jan 2021160,116
Dec 2020126,942
Nov 2020149,401
Oct 2020145,680
Sep 2020134,626
Aug 2020131,205
Jul 2020142,966
Jun 2020151,738
May 202087,752
Apr 202076,134
Mar 2020125,013
Feb 202093,240
Jan 202088,224
Dec 201996,382
Nov 201992,011
Oct 201986,066
Sep 201977,630
Aug 201983,346
Jul 201966,052
Jun 201966,423
May 201972,244
Apr 201979,853
Mar 2019105,892
Feb 201984,567
Jan 201977,420
Dec 201898,737
Nov 201893,168
Oct 201880,946
Sep 201870,420
Aug 201874,944
Jul 201866,391
Jun 201871,106
May 201875,296
Apr 201891,401
Mar 2018123,031
Feb 201898,075
Jan 201878,428
Dec 2017107,730
Nov 2017104,479
Oct 201787,064
Sep 201777,003
Aug 201779,020
Jul 201773,654
Jun 201776,201
May 201779,725
Apr 201785,908
Mar 2017110,334
Feb 201795,585
Jan 201785,948
Dec 2016111,913
Nov 2016118,378
Oct 2016103,095
Sep 201686,424
Aug 201686,652
Jul 201686,137
Jun 201680,806
May 201670,244
Apr 201688,140
Mar 2016105,145
Feb 2016104,116
Jan 2016102,170
Dec 2015153,826
Nov 2015103,836
Oct 201582,552
Sep 201570,156
Aug 201569,162
Jul 201565,250
Jun 201564,122
May 201562,676
Apr 201574,820
Mar 201592,329
Feb 201581,379
Jan 201573,321
Dec 201495,384
Nov 201487,572
Oct 201483,119
Sep 201471,450
Aug 201467,743
Jul 201459,582
Jun 201456,296
May 201463,261
Apr 201474,553
Mar 201493,402
Feb 201476,916
Jan 201469,963
Dec 201387,441
Nov 201388,985
Oct 201379,205
Sep 201370,015
Aug 201370,687
Jul 201360,876
Jun 201361,992
May 201370,882
Apr 201390,995
Mar 2013114,209
Feb 2013113,841
Jan 2013135,603
Dec 2012133,241
Nov 201299,829
Oct 201279,821
Sep 201272,565
Aug 201275,174
Jul 201264,227
Jun 201260,533
May 201262,343
Apr 201271,690
Mar 201293,005
Feb 201289,424
Jan 201266,682
Dec 201184,456
Nov 201173,684
Oct 201163,135
Sep 201158,671
Aug 201154,953
Jul 201145,686
Jun 201146,403
May 201148,401
Apr 201162,023
Mar 201172,258
Feb 201160,141
Jan 201149,123
Dec 201063,510
Nov 201067,443
Oct 201057,446
Sep 201052,002
Aug 201047,362
Jul 201043,054
Jun 201043,153
May 201041,779
Apr 201050,249
Mar 201065,871
Feb 201047,352
Jan 201047,456
Dec 200956,361
Nov 200960,101
Oct 200956,079
Sep 200950,424
Aug 200944,917
Jul 200942,862
Jun 200943,428
May 200945,804
Apr 200959,806
Mar 200969,675
Feb 200957,544
Jan 200954,695
Dec 200867,891
Nov 200878,828
Oct 200855,218
Sep 200846,220
Aug 200841,911
Jul 200838,271
Jun 200836,218
May 200840,630
Apr 200845,947
Mar 200856,009
Feb 200846,646
Jan 200844,755
Dec 200753,595
Nov 200755,819
Oct 200752,339
Sep 200745,849
Aug 200747,292
Jul 200738,988
Jun 200740,403
May 200738,977
Apr 200745,337
Mar 200755,043
Feb 200743,391
Jan 200745,570
Dec 200659,565
Nov 200656,941
Oct 200649,449
Sep 200646,540
Aug 200638,133
Jul 200631,458
Jun 200633,260
May 200634,441
Apr 200639,155
Mar 200650,469
Feb 200641,779
Jan 200639,264
Dec 200550,324
Nov 200551,365
Oct 200544,662
Sep 200541,556
Aug 200535,736
Jul 200532,467
Jun 200531,555
May 200532,401
Apr 200540,417
Mar 200548,806
Feb 200539,452
Jan 200534,236
Dec 200451,249
Nov 200454,967
Oct 200449,783
Sep 200441,867
Aug 200436,989
Jul 200434,235
Jun 200432,506
May 200432,281
Apr 200441,282
Mar 200450,690
Feb 200440,847
Jan 200438,117
Dec 200348,979
Nov 200355,272
Oct 200351,311
Sep 200343,833
Aug 200338,578
Jul 200332,286
Jun 200332,905
May 200337,419
Apr 200342,563
Mar 200352,909
Feb 200340,231
Jan 200339,610
Dec 200250,909
Nov 200262,360
Oct 200258,871
Sep 200247,875
Aug 200244,403
Jul 200238,259
Jun 200236,303
May 200240,223
Apr 200246,684
Mar 200254,478
Feb 200244,417
Jan 200242,920
Dec 200157,465
Nov 200163,805
Oct 200163,468
Sep 200149,455
Aug 200135,334
Jul 200128,635
Jun 200129,275
May 200130,679
Apr 200136,360
Mar 200144,975
Feb 200136,228
Jan 200134,202
Dec 200045,608
Nov 200054,089
Oct 200048,477
Sep 200041,872
Aug 200034,999
Jul 200031,171
Jun 200031,442
May 200032,796
Apr 200039,189
Mar 200048,600
Feb 200037,931
Jan 200035,120
Dec 199957,974
Nov 199966,033
Oct 199956,297
Sep 199945,129
Aug 199943,037
Jul 199935,319
Jun 199934,503
May 199936,831
Apr 199943,248
Mar 199951,500
Feb 199939,417
Jan 199932,267
Dec 199848,300
Nov 199817
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