Tuesday, February 12, 2013

65.4 Million Gun Purchases Since Obama Took Office, 91% More Than Bush's First-Term Total

Via Billy


There have been 65,376,373 background checks completed for Americans purchasing firearms since February of 2009, the first full month of Barack Obama's presidency.

According to data compiled by the FBI, the number of Americans purchasing guns has skyrocketed since Obama was elected.

In 2009, there were 13,984,953 background checks for Americans buying firearms.  If we subtract the 1,212,860 checks completed in the month of January, the total checks for the year under Obama were 12,772,090.'

For 2010, background checks totaled 14,320,489.  In 2011, checks were 16,336,732, and in 2012, 19,463,832.  Background checks for the month of January 2013 were 2,483,230.

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4 comments:

  1. The numbers are way off. Background checks are not done on all purchases. I haven't had a background check since I got my CHL. I have bought 30 plus guns since Obama was elected..

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  2. This would warm my heart if Homeland Security wasn't buying up all the ammo. Tanner Gun Show is in Denver this weekend. I need cases to reload and some powder but I dread standing in line (with my walker) and then finding the tables empty. They are running an ad in the Denver Post today saying there will be plenty of guns and ammo. I'll go if I can get a driver. I don't have much savings left but it will be safer in ammo than in dollars, which will soon be worthless.

    A personal note to fellow old men. You can reload ammo sitting down. I load .243, .30-.30, .308, 30-06, 7.62 X 54R, .38 special, and .357. I was making ammo for the Army in 1955 and I'm making ammo for the family 58 years later and damn proud of it.

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    1. I'm making ammo for the family 58 years later and damn proud of it.

      I would be also, Horace.

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