RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia gun sales surged to an apparent record in 2011, fueled in part by shoppers buying more firearms in December.
State police statistics on gun buyers' mandatory criminal-background checks showed that there were 321,166 gun transactions last year, with a single-month record of 41,957 in December.
The number of Virginia gun transactions rose 16 percent from 2010 to 2011, the second-largest percentage increase in a decade and the most since President Barack Obama was elected in 2008. That year, Virginia recorded 268,136 gun transactions.
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3 comments:
Duh, I wonder why?
Not this s*** again?
Maybe if Marylanders would get off their collective behind and force Annapolis to recognize Second Amendment rights, then you Henny Penny's wouldn't have to fill your closets with overpriced ammo every election cycle. - David Hearne (in the second amendment heaven of Florida)
This is encouraging. It tells me that a lot of people are wising up to what's coming down the pike.
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