Pennsylvania’s Firearm Background Check System Sees Record-Breaking Volume

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
HARRISBURG (KDKA) – For the third consecutive quarter, Pennsylvania’s firearm background check system saw record volume.State police say the total number of checks conducted by the system was over 427,000 in the first quarter of 2021, compared to about 304,000 conducted during the same time period last year.Out of 2021’s first quarter checks, more than 6,400 people were denied, over 1,300 were referred to law enforcement agencies and 52 people were arrest