Tuesday - November 17, 2009

It just isn’t stopping

Background checks on the sale of firearms were up 4.3 percent in October, according to data released by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

A total of 1,233,982 checks were reported for the month, up from 1,183,279 in October 2008.

The 2009 year-to-date total for background checks is 11,403,417, an increase of 18.1 percent over the same time period last year.

FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either newly manufactured or used firearms from federally licensed retailers.

America continues to purchase more than one million personal firearms per month. This trend started in September of 2008 and it shows no signs of letting up, even with the severe recession we’re in.

For every 4 people buying a gun a couple years ago, now there are 5. Closer to 6 actually.

Ammunition is somewhat less scarce than it was a few months back, new brass is starting to show up, but powder and primers are still hard to come by in most places.






12 million guns purchased in a year in a country of 300 million. 12:300 is 4%. One American citizen in twenty five legally bought a gun this year alone. In addition to the ones we’ve acquired over the last 120 years or so that are still shootable. And all the ones outside the law. Four Score and Seven millions of them. Probably even more.

Molon Labe, mofo!

Posted by Drew458     on 11/17/2009 at 05:08 PM   
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