Single day record: over 200,000 FBI gun checks on Black Friday

[struggle4progress]

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/

[hlthe2b]

1. You know, I have a distant family member engaged to a secret service officer

I don't know where he is assigned (beyond DC) or to whom and scarcely know him. But I honestly have to wonder how he (and most) SS officers feel about the possibility of putting their life on the line for Trump--especially as he continually incites so many---puttting their own lives at risk as well.

I know Trump is clueless, but those who protect him are surely not and I can't imagine they are happy with more and more and more and more high powered semi-automatic rifles being sold.

[Submariner]

3. Id be fired after my boss saw me dive out

of the way giving a Trump assassin a clear shot. Dying for an f’ing moron....no way.

[Drahthaardogs]

26. Most SS guys have military experience

I know some of the EOD guys. They LUV them some Trump.

[dflprincess]

31. There was a story a couple months ago that the Secret Service is not happy with the way

the Trumps treat them like servants. Supposedly they were fond of the Clintons, Obamas and Bushes.

[Drahthaardogs]

32. I don't know in general. I DO know two guys

Who were the EOD guys for Bush and also did some security for Clinton.

They both live Trump.

Two is admittedly a poor sample size

[Morris64]

33. Eh, it goes both ways.

On one hand, cops tend not to vote Democrat and there has been recent literature about the Clintons in the news.

On the other hand, Trump is inflammatory and no doubt makes their job difficult.

[aikoaiko]

2. Thanksgiving weekend sales are up this week

It's no surprise that gun sales would be up as well.

Many decent handguns and rifles can be purchased between $500-1000 which makes them idea price points for presents to others and self.

[Hoyt]

8. Guns are such a symbol of the Christmas spirit.

Dad's getting ready to indoctrinate their 8 year old into the gun culture.

[aikoaiko]

11. Giving desirable gifts is always Christmas spirit.

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I gave my MIL a handgun one Christmas and she loved it.

Why so judgy, Hoyt?

Why not give to an anti-gun group that wants to promote more restrictions. They (any of them) could definitely use the cash.

[hlthe2b]

17. Geebus.. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree, but

just wow....

[Hoyt]

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

similar junk. They helped elect Trump and the GOPer Congress to protect their sick obsession.

[Calculating]

21. This anti-gun judgemental stuff just hurts democrats in elections

Unless you live in a super progressive state, being anti-gun is generally a vote loser. Republicans just point to this kind of stuff and use it as ammo saying "See! I told you they want to ban our guns". If everyone would just shut up about gun control we'd probably see more democrats elected, AND less guns sold. Whenever people start talking gun control the gun sale numbers go through the roof.

[Hoyt]

24. The vast majority of gun owners aren't going to vote for a Democrat even if they

are a gun toting, gun promoting, gun profiteer.

Any Democrat, who has a gun or two, isn't going to vote for a GOPer strictly over restrictions placed on a future gun purchase.

But the NRA, and non-members who support more guns in more places, want us to believe otherwise.

[Eko]

29. When you said "anti-gun"

I thought that ok, you could be right, I don't agree with you but you could be right. But then when you said "If everyone would just shut up about gun control we'd probably see more democrats elected" I have to pipe in that unless you have something to back that up you are absolutely wrong, because as of Oct 2017 60% of Americans favor more gun control. http://news.gallup.com/poll/1645/guns.aspx

[ileus]

20. No doubt I always buy my son some firearm for Christmas.

He's getting a nice bolt gun this year probably in 270.

[doc03]

4. I bet they all good guys too. Makes me

feel safer.

[exboyfil]

5. Upside it is probably folks

Getting their tenth or more gun.

[SoCalMusicLover]

6. Like The Vegas Asshole?

I feel much better.

[krispos42]

7. The culture war isn't working

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1172205094

[EL34x4]

9. That peak at the 2013 mark was Sandy Hook.

December 14th, 2012.

[hunter]

15. Statistics lie.

A dozen people buying a first gun, or one guy buying his twelfth?

[krispos42]

23. The rate of guns per capita is going up, not down.

If the goal was to reduce the number of guns out there, it's not working. It is doing a great job of getting Republicans elected though.

[RKP5637]

10. Must be preparing for zombies!

[EarthFirst]

12. If we trained more morticians to tie their shoe laces together...

We’d have a much better chance at dealing with zombies.

Just saying...

[JonLP24]

16. Or mass shootings

Dogs decrease the odds of you being home invaded more probably because they don't know if you have a gun which is another thing for them to steal plus you could mistake your spouse or somebody for a home invader especially if they're so paranoid of home invaders.

[hunter]

13. How many repeat buyers?

I'd guess most of them.

[oneshooter]

19. This does not include the 4 or 5 states that do not have to do the telephone call

to the BATFE. Texas is one, as long as you have a Texas LTC.

[sl8]

22. NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year by State (2017):

NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year by State (2017):
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year_by_state.pdf/view

NICS Firearm Checks: Month/Year by State/Type (handgun, long gun, etc.):
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year_by_state_type.pdf/view

[VOX]

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

Who doesn’t love AMERIKA and what she’s become?

[Sneederbunk]

27. Roy Moore is coming for your guns. Pass it on.

[linuxman]

28. Impossible. I've been assured guns a less popular than ever.

1/5 of a million in ONE DAY.

Wow.

[Initech]

30. They should start calling it "Red Friday".