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MERRY GUN-MAS: Gun Sales Surge Past 14 Million

Gun Sales Surge Past 14 Million

Ron Ingram and Barbara Ingram, right, pose with Santa for a photograph at the third annual "Santa and Machine Guns" event at the Scottsdale Gun Club Dec. 2, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • The public has purchased at least 14 million guns this year, proving that there is no end to the country’s appetite for firearms and support of the Second Amendment.
  • In November alone, sales hit the high point of the year, fueled by a historic Black Friday and growing concern that foreign-influenced terrorism would spread to the nation.
  • The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry representative that adjusts FBI background check data to estimate gun sales, said that there were 1,595,476 sales last month. The group said earlier that there were 214,913 guns sold on Black Friday alone, a new high for the day known for Christmas sales and buying.
  • For the year, the group estimates sales at 14,072,224.
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