The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) received more than 2 million requests for background checks in November and more than 2.7 million in December, Jim Hoft of The Gateway Pundit reports.
The staggering stats — both months set new records — reflect the surge in gun sales after the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo. and Newtown, Conn. in addition to the subsequent national discussion regarding gun control.
Although the FBI says there is not a one-to-one correlation between a firearm background check and a firearm sale, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence notes that current federal law requires criminal background checks only for guns sold through licensed firearm dealers (which account for 60 percent of all gun sales in the U.S.).
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I just bought my first gun this month and it is a blast to shoot. And yes it makes me feel safer.
ReplyDeleteShould haver bought the AK i was thinking bout this past april prices n availabilty slim right now
ReplyDeleteTry buying ammo for either! SOLD OUT! next shipment late FEB.
ReplyDeleteBest buy ammo for what you have and hope for the best after that.
6:39, shop for ammo for them; .223 and 7.26 is all "out of stock", especially in 1,000 round lots. Better load up on ammo for the guns you have so you will keep safe until the market opens up, whether it be here or out of country.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a good thing. It is an indicator that more and more people are waking up.
ReplyDeleteIronic, Us real American's may have to ask another Government for aid and ammo to defeat the progressive
ReplyDelete(muslim communist dictator)Jihadist in the White House.
Maybe we can develop a citizen exchange program with Israel for tactical supplies, training and experience fighting Islamic Jihadists and liberals.
huh... just a thought.