Pennsylvania Firearm Background Check System Sees Record Volume In Fourth Quarter 2020

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania State Police announced that the fourth quarter of 2020 was the busiest in the history of their firearm background check system, the Pennsylvania Instant Check System.This was the second straight record-setting quarter, beating the record set in the third quarter of 2020.According to state police, 420,581 checks were conducted between October 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.Of those 420,581 checks, 7,458 persons were denied and 1,31