Millions of people across the globe are avid hunters. The passion many have for hunting began on their first childhood hunting trip, and countless hunters fondly recall this milestone moment
That trend appears to be continuing without pause in 2021.
The Pennsylvania State Police announced this week that the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) set a record for activity in the first quarter of the year, making it the third straight quarter it has seen record-setting volume. Between the beginning of January and the end of March, there were 427,450 checks conducted. In the same period in 2020, 304,876 checks were conducted. In the final quarter of 2020, there were 420,581 checks conducted.
The robust sales of guns and ammunition in Pennsylvania is in keeping with national trends. January was the third-highest month on record for gun sales nationally, according to an analysis by