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The Amount of Guns Sold on Black Friday Is Staggering

In this July 20, 2014 photo, with guns displayed for sale behind her, a gun store employee helps a customer at Dragonman’s, east of Colorado Springs, Colo. When Colorado lawmakers expanded background checks on firearms last year, they were expecting a huge increase. But the actual number the first 12 months of the law is far lower than projected, according to an analysis of state data by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Black Friday has come and gone and once again, we’re looking at an America that wants to give the gift of the gun.

According to Fox Business, this holiday season saw a nearly record-breaking amount of background checks for the FBI:

The FBI ran the second-highest number of gun background checks on Black Friday 2019, which is an 11 percent increase from the previous year and an indication that firearm sales are on the rise, officials said.

The agency conducted 202,465 gun background checks on Nov. 29, 2019, which is the second-highest number seen since the bureau implemented the checks in 1998. This year’s big-shopping day is second only to Black Friday 2017, when the FBI ran 203,086 checks, records show.

Black Friday’s numbers were 11 percent higher than 2018, when 182,093 checks were fielded, according to the data.

Though the agency’s background check data typically includes permit checks and re-checks and is, therefore, higher than the number of actual gun sales, it is often indicative of trends in sales in the firearm industry.

As Fox Business reported, a check doesn’t necessarily equate to a gun sale, but it still indicates where the public’s head was when it came to Christmas gifts. According to WHBQ-TV, who interviewed gun store owners, they reported having their best sales days ever.

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