Pennsylvania sees record number of firearm background checks, nearly double 2019 ratesMore than 406,000 background checks were completed in the third quarterFox News, Oct 6, 2020
Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday reported a record number of firearm background checks between July 1 and Sept. 30.
In the third quarter of 2020, the Pennsylvania Instant Check System completed 406,151 background checks, which is nearly double the volume completed during the same period last year.
The highest previous total was set in the first quarter of 2013, when 369,807 background checks were conducted, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.
“We began to see an increase of PICS activity in the first quarter as Pennsylvania and the rest of the country began learning about the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend has continued,†Captain Mark Shaver, director of the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Records and Identification, said in a statement.
The highest volume day in the third quarter of 2020 was July 23, when 7,120 instant checks were completed.
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