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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts) Sun Nov 26, 2017, 11:35 AM Nov 2017

Single day record: over 200,000 FBI gun checks on Black Friday [View all]

By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

... There were 203,086 requests received by the bureau’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to USA Today.

The previous single-day records, both on Black Friday, were 185,713 last year and 185,345 in 2015.

Gun checks are not a measure of the actual number of guns sold. Multiple firearms can be purchased in a single transaction by the same buyer ...

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/national/fbi-fields-more-than-200-000-gun-checks-single-day-record-black-friday/uZKrdZIlmogqXoy2NHuhIM/

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Single day record: over 200,000 FBI gun checks on Black Friday [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2017 OP

You know, I have a distant family member engaged to a secret service officer hlthe2b Nov 2017 #1

Id be fired after my boss saw me dive out Submariner Nov 2017 #3

Most SS guys have military experience Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #26

There was a story a couple months ago that the Secret Service is not happy with the way dflprincess Nov 2017 #31

I don't know in general. I DO know two guys Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #32

Eh, it goes both ways. Morris64 Nov 2017 #33

Thanksgiving weekend sales are up this week aikoaiko Nov 2017 #2

Guns are such a symbol of the Christmas spirit. Hoyt Nov 2017 #8

Giving desirable gifts is always Christmas spirit. aikoaiko Nov 2017 #11

Geebus.. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree, but hlthe2b Nov 2017 #17

You are right. Gunners are giving to the NRA, militia groups, MAGA, defend Stand Your Ground, and Hoyt Nov 2017 #18

This anti-gun judgemental stuff just hurts democrats in elections Calculating Nov 2017 #21

The vast majority of gun owners aren't going to vote for a Democrat even if they Hoyt Nov 2017 #24

When you said "anti-gun" Eko Nov 2017 #29

No doubt I always buy my son some firearm for Christmas. ileus Nov 2017 #20

I bet they all good guys too. Makes me doc03 Nov 2017 #4

Upside it is probably folks exboyfil Nov 2017 #5

Like The Vegas Asshole? SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #6

The culture war isn't working krispos42 Nov 2017 #7

That peak at the 2013 mark was Sandy Hook. EL34x4 Nov 2017 #9

Statistics lie. hunter Nov 2017 #15

The rate of guns per capita is going up, not down. krispos42 Nov 2017 #23

Must be preparing for zombies! RKP5637 Nov 2017 #10

If we trained more morticians to tie their shoe laces together... EarthFirst Nov 2017 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Nov 2017 #14

Or mass shootings JonLP24 Nov 2017 #16

How many repeat buyers? hunter Nov 2017 #13

This does not include the 4 or 5 states that do not have to do the telephone call oneshooter Nov 2017 #19

NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year by State (2017): sl8 Nov 2017 #22

Say Merry Christmas, goddamnit, or Ill blast you with the AR-15 that Santa brought me. VOX Nov 2017 #25

Roy Moore is coming for your guns. Pass it on. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #27

Impossible. I've been assured guns a less popular than ever. linuxman Nov 2017 #28

They should start calling it "Red Friday". Initech Nov 2017 #30