[Rick Lee]

I wouldn't use NICS stats for measuring gun buying trends. Plenty of states allow face-face, private party sales with no paperwork. I know people, even some Pelicans, who will not do a gun deal that requires paperwork. I've bought or sold probably seven guns in the last year and have filled out paperwork for two of them. And I'm a total lightweight. NICS stats are for folks who buy online from out of state or stumble across something in a gun store they can't live without (happens to me sometimes). But I do parking lot deals all the time.