# $STRAPPED · Gun background checks

Firearm background checks started through the FBI's instant check system (NICS) per month, nationwide. A check is not a sale: the FBI says a one to one link to guns sold cannot be made.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Oct 2026: 2,221,553 checks, score 0, Quiet |
| Source | FBI, NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year (https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/cjis/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. |
| Cadence | Monthly. The FBI posts a month in the first days of the next. |
| Grade | reference |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |
| Linked tickers | $SWBI, $RGR |

## Settlement

Why this grade: The FBI publishes the count and a venue can read it. Tickerz adds the score and the record, not the number.
What it costs to move: Not practical. Moving a month means starting background checks at licensed dealers by the hundred thousand.
When the source is late: A month that is not in the FBI's table stays open. A month the FBI never publishes is void.
Precision: Whole checks, as the FBI's table prints the month. A year's row is read only when its months add up to its own total.

## As first published, and the proof

Not on-chain yet. The newest complete period goes on-chain with the daily proof at 12:40 UTC.

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Oct 2026 | 2,221,553 checks | +11.0% | Quiet |
| Sep 2026 | 2,000,629 checks | -5.2% | Quiet |
| Aug 2026 | 2,111,146 checks | -3.8% | Quiet |
| Jul 2026 | 2,194,363 checks | +6.5% | Normal |
| Jun 2026 | 2,060,462 checks | +6.0% | Quiet |
| May 2026 | 1,942,981 checks | -8.9% | Quiet |
| Apr 2026 | 2,131,861 checks | -13.0% | Quiet |
| Mar 2026 | 2,450,414 checks | +13.9% | Quiet |
| Feb 2026 | 2,151,807 checks | -9.9% | Quiet |
| Jan 2026 | 2,387,031 checks | +3.8% | Elevated |
| Dec 2025 | 2,299,168 checks | +10.0% | Quiet |
| Nov 2025 | 2,090,672 checks | -10.8% | Normal |
| Oct 2025 | 2,344,310 checks | +21.4% | Normal |
| Sep 2025 | 1,931,173 checks | +6.6% | Quiet |
| Aug 2025 | 1,811,947 checks | -9.7% | Elevated |
| Jul 2025 | 2,006,292 checks | +1.5% | Quiet |
| Jun 2025 | 1,976,635 checks | -4.9% | Quiet |
| May 2025 | 2,079,232 checks | -9.0% | Quiet |
| Apr 2025 | 2,284,806 checks | -11.3% | Quiet |
| Mar 2025 | 2,575,550 checks | +10.9% | Quiet |
| Feb 2025 | 2,322,106 checks | -3.3% | Quiet |
| Jan 2025 | 2,401,324 checks | -12.9% | Quiet |
| Dec 2024 | 2,757,367 checks | +6.3% | Quiet |
| Nov 2024 | 2,593,565 checks | +9.2% | Quiet |
| Oct 2024 | 2,374,172 checks | +9.6% | Quiet |
| Sep 2024 | 2,165,851 checks | -3.9% | Quiet |
| Aug 2024 | 2,254,599 checks | +7.2% | Quiet |
| Jul 2024 | 2,103,800 checks | +2.9% | Normal |
| Jun 2024 | 2,045,170 checks | -3.8% | Quiet |
| May 2024 | 2,126,085 checks | -10.4% | Quiet |

JSON: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/strapped

## Asked often

**How many gun background checks did the FBI run last month?** 2,221,553 firearm background checks were started through the FBI's instant check system in Oct 2026. A check is not a sale.

**Where does the $STRAPPED number come from?** Tickerz reads it from FBI, NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year. Monthly. The FBI posts a month in the first days of the next. Each number is kept as it was first published, with a timestamped proof, and any later revision is shown beside it.

**Can I download the $STRAPPED data?** Yes, free and with no key: the full history as JSON at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/strapped and every period as CSV at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/strapped/history.csv.

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