Last month was "the fifth-highest August on record in terms of federal background checks for gun transfers since the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System was established 25 years ago."
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the industry's trade group, confirmed that July 2023 marked the fourth year in a row with over one million adjusted background checks each month.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released Chinese nationals into the country amid a massive surge in migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border.