Firearms and Ammunition Sales Ends with a Strong 2023 Fourth Quarter
Ankeny, IA (, 2024) – 2023 firearm sales were on track to come in depressingly below 2022 sales. The number of June, July, August, and September NICS checks were 19.6%, 17.0%, 13.1%, and 8.2% lower respectively than 2022 checks for the same months…National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW)
This all changed in when a sudden and unexpected 8.3% jump in NICS checks moved the needle. 2023 Firearms sales — as estimated by NICS checks — were expected to come in 10% lower than 2022 numbers. They actually came out only 4% below — an astounding recovery. Read more