Black Friday firearm background checks down this year

December 13, 2013

(Photo: Seth Perlman, AP)[/caption] The FBI processed 144,758 mandatory background checks Friday, representing a 6.5% decline from the number processed on the same day last year when the bureau’s computers were briefly overwhelmed by the unprecedented volume. The FBI does not track actual gun sales, as multiple firearms can be included in one background check transaction. But background checks are viewed as an indicator of firearm sales. Sales of both guns and ammunition had rocketed in the past two Christmas shopping seasons amid fears that the Obama administration would impose stricter gun laws. The administration did seek more restrictive measures in the aftermath of last December’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Full Story: Black Friday background checks for gun sales decline]]>

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