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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI reports record number of guns were sold in December
Record gun sales were recorded in December 2012 with over 2.7 million background checks being conducted through the FBI's National Instant Check System (NICS), the agency said today. For 2012, more background checks were conducted than any year since 1998.
In December, 2,783,765 total background checks were carried out to purchase firearms, surpassing the previous record from November 2012 when 2,006,919 checks were performed.
For the year, 19,592,303 background checks carried out for firearm purchases-a 19 percent rise from 2011.
Each check doesn't represent a single gun, just a single background check transaction.
In December, 2,783,765 total background checks were carried out to purchase firearms, surpassing the previous record from November 2012 when 2,006,919 checks were performed.
For the year, 19,592,303 background checks carried out for firearm purchases-a 19 percent rise from 2011.
Each check doesn't represent a single gun, just a single background check transaction.
http://news.yahoo.com/record-gun-sales-december-2012-175231843--abc-news-politics.html
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FBI reports record number of guns were sold in December (Original Post)
davidn3600
Jan 2013
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. Sad, and the gun cultists in DU Gungeon are cheering/celebrating more guns in more places.
bongbong
(5,436 posts)2. And in an odd coincidence, fear hit record levels
The NRA said the two events had absolutely nothing to do with each other.
But a couple more statistics muddied the water - the amount of adults admitting they hid under their bed, and also defecated in their underwear, hit a new high.
Coyote_Tan
(194 posts)3. Duh...
Folks are getting them now because they believe their purchases will be grandfathered.