The Year Of The Gun: 2015 Shatters Background Check Records
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/19/december-2015-most-background-checks...

The FBI’s background-check figures show that 2015 shattered the annual record for background checks, and December 2015 alone broke the record for the number of checks performed in a given month.

Breitbart News previously reported that 23,141,970 background checks were performed in 2015. This surpassed the previous record of 21,093,273 by over 2 million.

And FBI figures show a big part of that was December, with 3,314,593 background checks in that month alone. The previous single month record was set in December 2012, when a population driven by fear of post-Sandy Hook gun control underwent 2,783,765 background checks for gun purchases.

On top of this, single month records were May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December were set in 2015. In other words, May had more background checks that any May on record, June more than any June, July more than any July, and so on and so forth.

According to Fox News, gun control proponent Ladd Everitt responded these surging numbers by suggesting the same gun owners are simply buying more guns. Everitt believes the same people who already owned guns are simply “stockpiling” more, and he based this claim on a Washington Post study which relied on numbers from the General Social Survey, a group renowned for its gun control propensities.

Everitt ignored the myriad testimonies of gun store owners who explained that their business during the booming months of May-December 2015 contained a lot of first time buyers who were not only getting guns, but signing up for concealed carry in response to high profile shootings or attacks.

The bottom line is this–at 23,141,970 million background checks, 2015 was the year of the gun.

first time buyers.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

That would parallel our sales pretty closely.

Otony

Not just guns are selling but a lot of folks buying reloading supplies and equipment that aren't "regulars" but are local and getting into shooting.

assuming the 40% holds and all background checks resulted in a sale.

Now, if we can just get 'em all to vote like gun owners, we could raise some Cain in Congress.

So true. I run to bass pro a lot at lunch time and always newbies cruising reloading aisle. Twice I was asked for advice. Some are so misguided by what they read on some forums. I tell them forget the equipment for now...buy the hornady and the Speer manuals and come back after ready them both.

Talked to an "old guy" wearing Ww2 cap last week that was looking for recapping pin. I wish I could visit all day. He has more gun knowledge in his pinkie fingernail than I have in my whole body.

maybe 10% of the 40% who were first time buyers. We had one person who bought an AR, shotgun and pistol, bedside safe (I think it was a Hornady brand). We've sold multiple pistols to reportedly first time buyers as well. They buy based on friends/instructors recommendations.

Funny story, we have a sales person (defacto manager) who was telling some customers just what he thought might best suit their circumstances. The lady of the house replied, in a rather haughty tone, that she would ask the instructor just what he thought she should get and flashed our guy's card! I thought he would die trying to suppress his laughter. She had absolutely no idea she was speaking to the instructor.

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