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Washington NICS Firearm Background Checks

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

Checks

11.7M

Avg checks per month

35.3K

Peak month

Mar 2016

Peak checks

126K

Checks Over Time

Monthly Checks

Jun 202632,104
May 202632,848
Apr 202636,217
Mar 202641,290
Feb 202639,518
Jan 202638,438
Dec 202539,850
Nov 202536,605
Oct 202538,377
Sep 202535,959
Aug 202532,134
Jul 202529,886
Jun 202530,227
May 202533,588
Apr 202535,788
Mar 202540,732
Feb 202534,571
Jan 202538,751
Dec 202438,488
Nov 202435,653
Oct 202435,066
Sep 202431,162
Aug 202432,417
Jul 202430,003
Jun 202430,365
May 202434,045
Apr 202435,741
Mar 202440,284
Feb 202436,080
Jan 202438,804
Dec 202361,332
Nov 202348,374
Oct 202342,552
Sep 202337,508
Aug 202338,297
Jul 202333,857
Jun 202337,461
May 202345,502
Apr 202387,463
Mar 202397,585
Feb 202357,315
Jan 202357,495
Dec 202257,282
Nov 202248,037
Oct 202247,166
Sep 202247,101
Aug 202250,695
Jul 202256,721
Jun 202280,189
May 202263,908
Apr 202267,149
Mar 202279,291
Feb 202255,807
Jan 202252,914
Dec 202169,015
Nov 202156,444
Oct 202161,127
Sep 202158,393
Aug 202153,524
Jul 202150,887
Jun 202153,104
May 202156,038
Apr 202168,676
Mar 202174,860
Feb 202161,409
Jan 202173,369
Dec 202073,730
Nov 202072,267
Oct 202071,759
Sep 202067,228
Aug 202066,713
Jul 202071,472
Jun 202073,517
May 202053,922
Apr 202057,202
Mar 202075,529
Feb 202048,418
Jan 202049,714
Dec 201952,234
Nov 201940,764
Oct 201942,984
Sep 201938,130
Aug 201940,144
Jul 201937,439
Jun 201983,436
May 201953,125
Apr 201953,377
Mar 201961,812
Feb 201947,674
Jan 201956,051
Dec 201870,974
Nov 201865,316
Oct 201848,505
Sep 201842,874
Aug 201844,867
Jul 201841,040
Jun 201844,090
May 201846,008
Apr 201851,693
Mar 201866,587
Feb 201853,915
Jan 201851,432
Dec 201758,937
Nov 201753,072
Oct 201748,147
Sep 201743,049
Aug 201742,120
Jul 201738,369
Jun 201746,023
May 201745,816
Apr 201747,895
Mar 201758,069
Feb 201752,154
Jan 201746,027
Dec 201659,181
Nov 201656,963
Oct 201657,746
Sep 201648,147
Aug 201646,645
Jul 201647,887
Jun 201650,487
May 201641,282
Apr 201665,565
Mar 2016126,000
Feb 201656,043
Jan 201658,050
Dec 201573,158
Nov 201543,989
Oct 201545,061
Sep 201540,441
Aug 201536,031
Jul 201534,177
Jun 201532,783
May 201533,943
Apr 201538,008
Mar 201543,542
Feb 201543,129
Jan 201538,018
Dec 201449,826
Nov 201444,282
Oct 201441,682
Sep 201435,256
Aug 201432,674
Jul 201431,164
Jun 201432,647
May 201437,636
Apr 201446,446
Mar 201445,491
Feb 201444,399
Jan 201440,612
Dec 201346,998
Nov 201340,784
Oct 201341,311
Sep 201336,213
Aug 201337,388
Jul 201333,115
Jun 201335,567
May 201340,430
Apr 201349,100
Mar 201360,588
Feb 201366,081
Jan 201373,547
Dec 201274,447
Nov 201250,452
Oct 201243,051
Sep 201236,883
Aug 201239,036
Jul 201234,518
Jun 201237,742
May 201237,315
Apr 201241,366
Mar 201246,610
Feb 201244,047
Jan 201233,742
Dec 201144,046
Nov 201133,662
Oct 201133,594
Sep 201130,810
Aug 201130,258
Jul 201127,113
Jun 201128,038
May 201129,384
Apr 201133,741
Mar 201138,679
Feb 201135,059
Jan 201130,026
Dec 201034,198
Nov 201026,375
Oct 201029,320
Sep 201028,670
Aug 201026,001
Jul 201023,826
Jun 201024,456
May 201024,989
Apr 201027,816
Mar 201032,149
Feb 201030,358
Jan 201027,184
Dec 200932,457
Nov 200924,453
Oct 200927,301
Sep 200924,405
Aug 200923,384
Jul 200921,284
Jun 200923,229
May 200927,031
Apr 200932,498
Mar 200935,861
Feb 200933,303
Jan 200931,526
Dec 200835,333
Nov 200837,424
Oct 200828,415
Sep 200823,879
Aug 200822,169
Jul 200820,808
Jun 200822,815
May 200823,563
Apr 200824,647
Mar 200827,638
Feb 200826,052
Jan 200823,846
Dec 200728,224
Nov 200723,766
Oct 200725,799
Sep 200722,670
Aug 200722,167
Jul 200718,898
Jun 200720,378
May 200721,372
Apr 200723,256
Mar 200725,271
Feb 200723,241
Jan 200721,114
Dec 200625,758
Nov 200620,995
Oct 200624,436
Sep 200622,308
Aug 200621,053
Jul 200617,023
Jun 200619,451
May 200619,819
Apr 200620,208
Mar 200623,090
Feb 200621,384
Jan 200619,862
Dec 200525,168
Nov 200519,780
Oct 200523,060
Sep 200521,271
Aug 200517,770
Jul 200515,110
Jun 200515,223
May 200514,773
Apr 200516,430
Mar 200518,507
Feb 200517,687
Jan 200514,780
Dec 200421,310
Nov 200416,530
Oct 200419,747
Sep 200418,092
Aug 200415,147
Jul 200414,383
Jun 200414,644
May 200415,218
Apr 200415,849
Mar 200419,088
Feb 200417,819
Jan 200415,605
Dec 200320,641
Nov 200316,027
Oct 200319,743
Sep 200318,058
Aug 200316,303
Jul 200314,572
Jun 200314,947
May 200316,493
Apr 200318,172
Mar 200320,934
Feb 200319,550
Jan 200318,476
Dec 200219,526
Nov 200217,503
Oct 200219,637
Sep 200217,315
Aug 200216,150
Jul 200214,102
Jun 200213,910
May 200215,994
Apr 200215,924
Mar 200215,370
Feb 200214,857
Jan 200213,151
Dec 200116,810
Nov 200114,250
Oct 200120,541
Sep 200116,619
Aug 200112,833
Jul 200110,940
Jun 200111,110
May 200110,471
Apr 200111,289
Mar 200113,278
Feb 200111,536
Jan 200111,703
Dec 200014,664
Nov 200011,741
Oct 200014,792
Sep 200013,685
Aug 200011,248
Jul 20009,156
Jun 20008,910
May 20008,880
Apr 20009,711
Mar 200011,763
Feb 200010,534
Jan 20009,171
Dec 199917,746
Nov 199911,957
Oct 199915,494
Sep 199912,125
Aug 199910,532
Jul 19999,308
Jun 19999,520
May 19999,134
Apr 19999,229
Mar 199910,551
Feb 19999,383
Jan 19998,695
Dec 199811,641
Nov 1998361
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