by Chad D. Baus The New York Daily News is reporting that a man shot out a car’s window with a handgun and cut a seat belt to help free three children…
Author: Buckeye Firearms Association
Christmas 2011 was very merry for firearms retailers
by Chad D. Baus
USA Today is reporting that FBI statistics on background checks suggest Santa left a record number of guns under Americans’ Christmas trees this year.
From the article:
In the six days before Christmas, gun dealers submitted nearly half-a-million names for checks on criminal records and mental health issues, with 20% coming Dec. 23, according to news reports. That was the second-busiest gun-buying day in history, topped only by firearm purchases on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, The London Telegraph says.
Final tallies for the entire month haven’t been released, but December gun purchases will eclipse November. As of last week, 1,534,414 names had been sent to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, The New York Times reported in an editorial. About 1% of buyers are typically rejected, the paper said.
USA Today notes the FBI cautions there is not a one-to-one correlation between background checks and the number of guns sold because of “varying state laws and purchase scenarios.” For example, many customers bought multiple weapons. Exact sales are neither reported nor recorded.
The article examines varying opinions on why the popularity of guns is growing, citing comments from various sources around the country, including Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine.
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From the article:
“When it comes to the defense of my own home and wife Ilana, I’m the proud owner of a Berretta handgun and a Marlin .22 caliber rifle,” writes the Beachwood resident.
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