Firearm sales way up

[jimpeel]

Sales are way up over last year driven, they say, by Black Friday sales. The number of NICS checks done this year is up 32% over three years ago.

There is a video at the source link.

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Firearm Sales Way Up During Holiday Season
December 13, 2011 10:15 PM

This surge in gun sales — the best holiday sales season in three years, according to the Firearms Dealers Association — got a shot in the arm on Black Friday.

“Black Friday sales were off the charts this year,” a TDS employee said.

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[Hal]

More women are buying guns than ever before as criminals get more desperate.

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ROTFLMAO!

I'm sorry - but - that really could have been worded better

 

[jimpeel]

Shooting sports are the fastest growing family sport in the United States. While there are those who feel that this is some type of "I'm scared of the bad guys and I have to protect myself and my family." that aspect is likely far less than 50% of the total. People are finding that shooting is just plain ol' fun in which the entire family can participate.

Shooting sports are one of the few sporting fields that the handicapped can participate as well.

 

[jimpeel]

The holidays brought record numbers of firearms sales and NICS checks.

WOOHOO!!!

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Americans buy record numbers of guns for Christmas
Americans bought record numbers of guns last month amid an apparent surge in popularity for weapons as Christmas presents.

By Nick Allen, Los Angeles

7:17PM GMT 01 Jan 2012

According to the FBI, over 1.5 million background checks on customers were requested by gun dealers to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in December. Nearly 500,000 of those were in the six days before Christmas.

It was the highest number ever in a single month, surpassing the previous record set in November.

On Dec 23 alone there were 102,222 background checks, making it the second busiest single day for buying guns in history.

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