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California NICS Firearm Background Checks

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

Checks

31.6M

Avg checks per month

95.2K

Peak month

Dec 2016

Peak checks

298.2K

Checks Over Time

Monthly Checks

Jun 2026115,104
May 2026111,290
Apr 2026118,578
Mar 2026136,781
Feb 2026106,717
Jan 2026117,993
Dec 2025136,460
Nov 2025120,161
Oct 2025139,097
Sep 2025118,255
Aug 2025119,025
Jul 2025113,607
Jun 2025114,152
May 2025111,075
Apr 2025118,861
Mar 2025129,172
Feb 2025114,683
Jan 2025120,876
Dec 2024127,187
Nov 2024117,070
Oct 2024121,359
Sep 2024113,329
Aug 2024129,824
Jul 2024106,815
Jun 2024138,676
May 2024124,928
Apr 2024118,588
Mar 2024130,539
Feb 2024123,463
Jan 2024124,166
Dec 2023150,791
Nov 2023144,675
Oct 2023137,944
Sep 2023118,625
Aug 2023127,662
Jul 2023114,154
Jun 2023119,610
May 2023119,898
Apr 2023117,488
Mar 2023128,399
Feb 2023109,948
Jan 2023109,159
Dec 2022121,543
Nov 2022116,394
Oct 2022116,527
Sep 2022126,521
Aug 2022138,358
Jul 2022120,932
Jun 2022123,930
May 2022111,612
Apr 2022116,208
Mar 2022129,391
Feb 2022106,295
Jan 2022104,282
Dec 2021124,997
Nov 2021112,977
Oct 2021114,144
Sep 2021116,704
Aug 2021120,959
Jul 2021116,701
Jun 2021125,609
May 2021119,739
Apr 2021126,285
Mar 2021143,742
Feb 2021119,784
Jan 2021134,432
Dec 2020135,442
Nov 2020130,793
Oct 2020151,359
Sep 2020139,313
Aug 2020145,797
Jul 2020149,685
Jun 2020158,349
May 2020110,823
Apr 2020122,999
Mar 2020164,497
Feb 202095,430
Jan 202096,567
Dec 2019106,600
Nov 201992,765
Oct 201996,252
Sep 201995,540
Aug 201999,146
Jul 201989,532
Jun 2019115,987
May 2019111,816
Apr 2019114,466
Mar 2019123,056
Feb 201996,970
Jan 201998,502
Dec 2018110,017
Nov 2018106,380
Oct 2018101,623
Sep 201891,975
Aug 2018103,019
Jul 201894,672
Jun 201899,683
May 2018104,498
Apr 2018121,478
Mar 2018136,228
Feb 2018107,649
Jan 2018119,910
Dec 2017142,492
Nov 2017140,695
Oct 2017119,395
Sep 2017123,506
Aug 2017130,901
Jul 2017114,595
Jun 2017130,187
May 2017129,307
Apr 2017132,190
Mar 2017146,592
Feb 2017129,885
Jan 2017130,365
Dec 2016298,161
Nov 2016224,039
Oct 2016180,968
Sep 2016159,077
Aug 2016176,770
Jul 2016190,218
Jun 2016173,846
May 2016166,035
Apr 2016171,256
Mar 2016201,041
Feb 2016214,844
Jan 2016220,912
Dec 2015252,946
Nov 2015180,116
Oct 2015163,211
Sep 2015125,441
Aug 2015125,122
Jul 2015140,365
Jun 2015112,704
May 2015119,574
Apr 2015114,686
Mar 2015199,833
Feb 2015113,789
Jan 2015113,292
Dec 2014164,170
Nov 2014132,469
Oct 2014128,439
Sep 2014118,856
Aug 2014119,570
Jul 2014104,309
Jun 2014102,639
May 2014120,661
Apr 2014134,448
Mar 2014137,660
Feb 2014111,341
Jan 2014100,054
Dec 2013138,522
Nov 2013109,140
Oct 2013114,595
Sep 2013104,067
Aug 2013111,132
Jul 2013100,114
Jun 2013109,153
May 2013112,464
Apr 2013110,149
Mar 2013117,106
Feb 2013108,666
Jan 2013133,187
Dec 2012150,805
Nov 2012113,832
Oct 201289,164
Sep 201279,077
Aug 201287,291
Jul 201280,683
Jun 201285,384
May 201283,820
Apr 201290,368
Mar 2012107,573
Feb 201289,188
Jan 201275,418
Dec 201189,592
Nov 201174,118
Oct 201183,926
Sep 201170,043
Aug 201176,162
Jul 201162,387
Jun 201175,317
May 201166,457
Apr 201187,052
Mar 201184,183
Feb 201167,480
Jan 201168,984
Dec 201081,522
Nov 201063,995
Oct 201068,851
Sep 201060,530
Aug 201065,506
Jul 201062,682
Jun 201061,889
May 201069,344
Apr 201080,750
Mar 201074,011
Feb 201064,271
Jan 201063,048
Dec 200969,236
Nov 200956,392
Oct 200964,468
Sep 200962,920
Aug 200965,927
Jul 200961,389
Jun 200963,190
May 200964,304
Apr 200973,315
Mar 200972,248
Feb 200962,736
Jan 200972,039
Dec 200877,512
Nov 200873,190
Oct 200865,372
Sep 200856,404
Aug 200863,942
Jul 200862,382
Jun 200857,322
May 200864,811
Apr 200866,612
Mar 200874,599
Feb 200859,380
Jan 200858,872
Dec 200762,295
Nov 200763,910
Oct 200769,809
Sep 200780,429
Aug 200769,084
Jul 200771,837
Jun 200783,523
May 200786,930
Apr 200767,801
Mar 200775,306
Feb 200762,560
Jan 200762,459
Dec 200657,901
Nov 200648,401
Oct 200645,861
Sep 200645,311
Aug 200651,245
Jul 200643,014
Jun 200643,634
May 200646,154
Apr 200657,810
Mar 200665,610
Feb 200656,086
Jan 200656,793
Dec 200563,213
Nov 200554,120
Oct 200551,604
Sep 200554,442
Aug 200552,317
Jul 200547,223
Jun 200547,509
May 200548,571
Apr 200549,679
Mar 200551,971
Feb 200546,095
Jan 200544,278
Dec 200460,560
Nov 200445,685
Oct 200445,571
Sep 200445,463
Aug 200446,906
Jul 200443,563
Jun 200446,403
May 200442,434
Apr 200443,369
Mar 200444,793
Feb 200440,636
Jan 200443,460
Dec 200349,624
Nov 200341,693
Oct 200343,376
Sep 200342,763
Aug 200345,078
Jul 200340,846
Jun 200342,438
May 200343,667
Apr 200345,508
Mar 200348,429
Feb 200341,724
Jan 200339,285
Dec 200273,051
Nov 200254,868
Oct 200252,756
Sep 200252,881
Aug 200256,621
Jul 200254,488
Jun 200251,886
May 200258,303
Apr 200255,856
Mar 200258,116
Feb 200256,796
Jan 200258,768
Dec 200185,476
Nov 200178,910
Oct 200176,958
Sep 200172,914
Aug 200171,416
Jul 200163,395
Jun 200166,811
May 200176,603
Apr 200177,120
Mar 200165,127
Feb 200158,904
Jan 200160,935
Dec 200098,293
Nov 200074,834
Oct 200062,588
Sep 200059,837
Aug 200063,724
Jul 200060,311
Jun 200064,614
May 200062,909
Apr 200065,796
Mar 200064,895
Feb 200058,905
Jan 200057,800
Dec 1999136,278
Nov 199990,391
Oct 199977,927
Sep 199970,519
Aug 199970,183
Jul 199965,646
Jun 199965,298
May 199961,497
Apr 199962,654
Mar 199968,327
Feb 199957,471
Jan 199956,953
Dec 199865,344
Nov 19982,101
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