New records for NICS checks on Black Friday
Reuters reports that the there were more than 200,000 background checks requests to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) on Black Friday, ostensibly for Christmas shoppers hoping to buy firearms;
The bureau said that it received 203,086 requests for background checks on Friday, smashing the previous all-time single day record of 185,713 in 2016 and 185,345 in 2015.
Those records were also set on Black Friday, according to USA Today.
Background checks are required for anyone seeking to purchase a gun at a federally licensed dealer.
While the number of requests for background checks is high, the number of guns sold is likely even higher since one customer often seeks to buy more than one weapon.
But, I thought that there were no background checks – why else would we be reading that 95% of Americans want background checks for all gun purchases.
Of course, the reason people are buying guns this holiday season is because of Democrat law makers who are threatening to tighten ownership rules for lawful gun owners – not criminals – hoping to make some lawful gun owners criminals. They keep threatening “grandfather clauses” which encourage binge buying before the laws are effective, which is why there guns enough to arm every American in the hands of only a few.
Democrat lawmakers support gun makers’ bottomline more than anything the NRA can do for manufacturers.
Category: Guns
After the new purchase I made a few weeks ago, I’ll hold off. There is a Gun show up my way on Dec. 16-17, so maybe I’ll check it out after I get back from the Cruise on Sat.
Maybe when I go to the gun show, I’ll buy an M1 Garand which will get me Laid like The Other Whitey say’s. Worth a Shot.
I myself am shopping around for a Colt M1911 in stainless (I still HATE myself for not buying the one I saw last year!) and a six shot .357 Magnum in stainless.
.357 Mag wheel gun? S&W 686. One sleeps in my nightstand, and is a blast *cough* to fire at the range next to all the .380 and 9mm poodle shooters.
It works! Fun to shoot, too.
Chuck Schumer, gun salesman of the year.
The previous Occupant of the White House was rated by many as THE Greatest Gun Salesman in U.S. History!
Ruger (RGR) and American Outdoors, formerly Smith & Wesson (AOBC) are up more than 2.5% today.
God bless America.
VIVA CAPITALISM!!!
Indeed. The Free Market cures all ills.
Bubba, Thor, and Mr. Tiny no doubt contributed to the record NICS request count from the back of their Ford Escalade’s Firearm and Meth mobile sales endeavors.
I too contributed to this. 🙂 P320 the newest Barbie doll for men. I’ve already ordered several changes of clothes for her too.
Does this number include purchases made by CCW holders in states that waive NICS checks? Georgia & Texas are two that I know of.
As is Michigan.
Nope. Also this doesn’t include internet sales which do NICS when they arrive in store. Let’s that sink in. That is a lot of firearms sold in a single day…..