Gun Sales Spike In June

[Purveyor]

It's a hot summer for the gun industry.

Background checks for gun sales spiked 11% in June compared to last year, making it the busiest June ever, according to the FBI's background check data.

Last month the FBI conducted nearly 1.53 million background checks, which are required for all in-store purchases, but not for sales at gun shows or between individuals. That's the highest volume of checks in June since 1999, when the FBI started keeping track.

Gun background checks have climbed annually since 2003 with the exception of just three years, one of which was 2014, indicating a clear jump in gun sales.

Michael Bazinet, spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a gun industry group, said the increase is driven in part by the influx of more women and first-time gun owners into the market.

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http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/07/news/gun-sales

[Eleanors38]

1. Women buyers, that was my first guess. I'm betting there is also an uptick in African-American...

purchasers as well, but NICS records may not reflect racial i.d. as readily as sex.

[ileus]

2. but not for sales at gun shows or between individuals...WTF hardheaded idiots strike again.

The truth matters that seems to be something that escapes these fools...


How about not between individuals in most states, but are required for FFL dealers at gunshows.


What moron went to HCI to get their "facts" for this article? I thought this myth was put to rest decades ago...



I can say this when we come home last Friday there was a new pistol waiting at the dealer for me.

[krispos42]

3. And the US population did not grow 11% in 12 months. n/t

[DonP]

4. But, but we know there are no "new" gun owners

Our "moral superiors" keep reminding us of that.

I expect one to come along any minute to remind us that ours is a fading interest group.

Still waiting for one of them to explain the 275,000 new Illinois FOID cards last year?

[GGJohn]

5. And proclaim with a straight face

that homes with guns is decreasing, along with all their pretty graphs proving it.

[DonP]

6. Speaking of "A straight face"

I'm having trouble keeping a straight face after checking out the host of the other group, whining about how he was unfairly and rudely banned from this group for calling us all assholes twice ... after banning 40+ other people from his group for things as "vicious" as an apology and a retracted post.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12629233

The irony is very rich and tasty.

[GGJohn]

7. Yep,

hypocrisy runs deep with that one.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. Congratualting themselves on their courage from deep inside the Whine Cellar.

[Duckhunter935]

21. Closer to 50

[Fred Sanders]

9. So now 6.2 guns per gun-lover, used to be 6.1? Feeling safer? Fear sells better than sex in America.

[krispos42]

10. Then maybe you should stop selling fear.

Your blatant and frothing desire to use the power of the government to directly and indirectly eliminate guns from private hands works very well to get Republicans in office.

Oh, and by the way, Republicans make the underlying social and economic problems of crime worse, not better. So not only fits what you do not make things better, it makes them worse.

Ponder that.

Ponder how much you help the Republicans every time you split off with your bullshit.

[Fred Sanders]

11. NRA talking points, and transparently disingenuous "concern" are not worth my time..or anyone else's.

Remember the Dixie Swastika came down against all the frothy concern troll warnings...your time is up, NRA Swastika.

320 million guns in America sold using fear, the NRA being Ground Zero for spewing fear and paranoia at every opportunity, but...."accuse others of what you do", I get it.

What is a good number?

Hard to say, but 300 million less would be a good start, equal to the number law enforcement has.

Just my opinion.

[Shamash]

12. Fred, we'd all appreciate it if we were not worth your time. Be a dear and be as good as your word.

[840high]

29. +1

[pablo_marmol]

13. Clearly we are worth your time. Next mendacious remark? NT

[Fred Sanders]

15. Indeed, the NRA supporters like yourself are worthy of a lot of time...and your time has come.

[pablo_marmol]

16. I don't give a dime to the NRA. So your next lie is........ NT

[Fred Sanders]

17. 60% of all posts - defending the NRA tripe, says otherwise. Bet you a dime on it?

Tell you what, keep the dime, coffee is on!

[pablo_marmol]

18. Everything I say on this board is backed up by the work of highly credentialed LIBERAL

criminologists. Go ahead and keep dishonorably painting me as an NRA supporter. You just keep chipping away at what little credibility you have.

[Cha]

19. Jury Results

Indeed, the NRA supporters like yourself are worthy of a lot of time...and your time has come.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=171221

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Making derogatory statement about fellow Democrat without supporting evidence

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Jul 11, 2015, 10:13 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This seems pretty mild by DU standards. I don't post in this section so I don't know what petty feuds exist, but this smacks of alert stalking or a petulant pout.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: For this group, this is mild. And it is not worthy of a hide.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Is "NRA supporter" derogatory? I missed that memo.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't agree with Fred, but let's have some thicker skin.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given

[Fred Sanders]

22. Thanks, Cha. The Alert!-happy NRA-lover bunch are funny folk.

[pablo_marmol]

20. "Our time has come" has it?

How long have we been hearing that?!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

23. "your time has come."

Time to buy another gun?

[Duckhunter935]

24. what time is that?

Sounds from that post you agree that gun control has finally failed and sensible gun policies have indeed prevailed.

[krispos42]

25. Bullshit.

Guess what, Fred?

"Talking point" does not mean what you think it means. You think it means "lie", and you slather it on anything that challenges your viewpoint. After all, since obviously correct, anything that challenges you must be wrong and thus "a talking point lie".

And I don't know about you (I really don't) but I want liberal economic and educational policies I place so that my country and my citizens do better. YOUR misguided attempts to "change the culture of guns" not only is an ongoing failure in and of itself, but it's keeping knuckle-dragging conservatives in office.



So thanks for that. Really.

[Fred Sanders]

27. More disingenuous "concern". Making my point for me, thanks.

[DonP]

28. "Thick as two planks" applies here

[shucks]

30. Interesting 6 min video

?rel=0&autoplay

[Travis_0004]

26. Since homocides have been dropping since 1993, I do feel safer. Thanks for asking.

[pablo_marmol]

14. I'm betting on an increase in women shooters as well.

I work in a building within direct view of the parking lot and entrance to my county's biggest indoor gun range. What I see confirms what I see when I go to my range -- and that is that the number of female shooters is on the rise.