Causes of Erectile Dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction (ED) occurs when a man is unable to get or sustain an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. Intermittent ED is common. Many men experience occasional ED. It is generally caused by stress, exhaustion, or similar causes.
State Firearm Background Checks: NICS Data. Federal firearm background checks are conducted using the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to ensure transactions do not violate federal or state laws. Total federal firearm background checks climbed to a record high 23.1 million in 2015, up 10 percent from 2014. While background check statistics are commonly used to approximate firearm purchases, they do not represent actual numbers of guns sold.
www.philadelphiafed.org/payment-cards-center/ FEDERAL REGULATION OF THE PREPAID CARD INDUSTRY 25 example, as of September 30, 2010, NetSpend had 2.1 million active 64 GPR cards, compared with 1.7 million active cards at the same point in 2009, an increase of about 24 percent.