No spike in gun sales in Minnesota in wake of shooting in Florida

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In recent years, a trend has emerged when it comes to gun purchases, both nationally and in Minnesota.

Almost without fail, in the wake of a mass shooting the number of guns purchased spikes as people amass more weapons.
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Firearms purchases are declining.
The ‘Trump slump’

Some call this dip in background checks and gun sales, which started in mid-2017, “the Trump slump.”
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In February, the FBI conducted 49,636 background checks on Minnesotans, a 20 percent decrease from February of last year, when 62,051 background checks were conducted on Minnesotans. - MinnPost

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Republican in the White House + Republican Controlled Congress No Panic. (NRA's got this.)

The mob rush of some people to snatch up AR-15s right after Sandy Hook was possibly the most disgusting, tone death and contemptible reaction to a tragedy I had ever seen.

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2. Absolutely!

[inwiththenew]

3. They know that Trump-McConnell-Ryan trio won't do jack

Shit.