That is outstanding Brian. I've found it to be a huge upward trend lately. I've taught more private citizens in the last year or so than in the last decade and a half combined. Very satisfying to teach someone to become comfortable, confident and proficient with a firearm. Also gives me the opportunity to dispel many myths that abound about firearms.
I just heard the FBI's numbers for May of this year in regards to background checks performed. Two million of just the month of May which is up 600,000 over May of last year.