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Black Friday Gun Sales Set A Record
« on: December 02, 2012, 07:15:22 AM »
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/28/black-friday-gun-sales_n_2203957.html

Black Friday Gun Sales Set A Record, FBI Data Indicates

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Fears that lawmakers might soon enact tougher gun-control laws may have triggered a run on guns on Black Friday, according to reports. The FBI says it fielded a record number of background-check requests for gun buyers.

"With the recent election, some people are making buying decisions just in case something [a new law] happens,'' Don Gallardo, manager of Shooter's World in Phoenix, Ariz., told USA Today.


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Shira Goodman, executive director of the Pennsylvania anti-gun violence group CeaseFirePa, agreed that buyers' concern over potential gun restrictions likely were in play this year, CBS Philadelphia reports. But, as Goodman noted to the station, “There was a lot of advertisement about what the re-election of President Obama might mean, although no action has been taken yet, or in his prior term, about limiting access to legal guns."

Meanwhile, gun-rights advocates celebrated the uptick in buyer interest. “Responsible firearms ownership is popular, mainstream and growing,” National Shooting Sports Foundation President and CEO Steve Sanetti said in a post on OpposingViews.com. “Americans in record numbers are choosing to own firearms for target shooting, hunting, collecting and personal and home protection.”

A 2011 Gallup poll indicated that 47 percent of American adults report owning a gun.
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Re: Black Friday Gun Sales Set A Record
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 08:41:00 AM »
I am OK with increased purchases...  Wish I could have joined in this year...
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Re: Black Friday Gun Sales Set A Record
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2012, 08:49:10 AM »
“Responsible firearms ownership is popular, mainstream and growing,”

Not sure if this is shown by increased Black Friday sales since the article says nothing about first time gun buyers.  It would be nice, if true, but I would guess most of the sales are to people bulking up their collections.

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Re: Black Friday Gun Sales Set A Record
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2012, 09:42:48 AM »
“Responsible firearms ownership is popular, mainstream and growing,”

Not sure if this is shown by increased Black Friday sales since the article says nothing about first time gun buyers.  It would be nice, if true, but I would guess most of the sales are to people bulking up their collections.

 But some with "collections",(whatever number of weapons defines a collection) would prefer private party sales, which they don't have stats
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