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Boom: Record 27 million guns bought in 2016
Washington Examiner ^ | January 4, 2016 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 01/04/2017 7:27:13 AM PST by C19fan

Driven by terror threats and a potential Hillary Rodham Clinton administration, sales of guns in America soared to record levels in 2016, according to the FBI.

Just released FBI background check numbers, which roughly equate gun sales, totalled some 27,538,673, 4 million more than in 2015 and nearly double the number in President Obama's first year.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: banglist; guns; rkba
Obama has been the best salesman for guns evah.
1 posted on 01/04/2017 7:27:13 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

I was among those millions of purchasers. Woo-hoo!

2 posted on 01/04/2017 7:29:19 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Blue Jays

Interested to see what fascinating guns freepers purchased in 2016.


3 posted on 01/04/2017 7:30:52 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

And where is the corresponding spike in gun crime?


4 posted on 01/04/2017 7:30:53 AM PST by umgud
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To: C19fan

HilLIARy: Gun Salesman of the Year


5 posted on 01/04/2017 7:31:25 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: C19fan

Not surprising considering that Hillary Clinton was in favor of an Australian-style gun grab.


6 posted on 01/04/2017 7:35:20 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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“Interested to see what fascinating guns freepers purchased in 2016.”

I’d love to brag...but my only purchase last year was the sans 4473 variety...so I don’t have to make up stories about boating accidents anymore.


7 posted on 01/04/2017 7:35:58 AM PST by lacrew
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To: umgud

[”crickets”]


8 posted on 01/04/2017 7:36:44 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: C19fan

Five for me this year.


9 posted on 01/04/2017 7:37:34 AM PST by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: lacrew

Some of those boating accidents were truly spectacular in nature, though!

10 posted on 01/04/2017 7:38:31 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: C19fan

I did my part.


11 posted on 01/04/2017 7:58:00 AM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: Blue Jays

I’m losing mine as fast as I can buy them. I’m afraid to take any of them out on the boat anymore.


12 posted on 01/04/2017 7:58:01 AM PST by BipolarBob (I thought money was burning a hole in my pocket but it was just my Samsung Galaxy 7.)
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To: Mr. K

#ObamaLegacy… Gun sales, his one true and biggest economic “success”… #RustyIrony


13 posted on 01/04/2017 8:12:32 AM PST by FiddlePig (Who needs Truth when you have narrative?)
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I wonder how many homemade guns were built in 2016.

My two sons completed their AR-15 builds two days ago.

You can build AR-15, 1911, Glocks and others yourself.

It was nice to see the boys with gun parts splayed all over the kitchen table as they assembled the trigger groups.


14 posted on 01/04/2017 8:22:16 AM PST by cyclotic (Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
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To: Blue Jays

I sneaked in under the wire - bought a new Bushmaster on December 31.


15 posted on 01/04/2017 8:32:33 AM PST by beelzepug (For English press #1; for Spanish, learn English and press #1)
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To: C19fan

I purchased two rifles in 2016. A large caliber and a small caliber.


16 posted on 01/04/2017 8:47:13 AM PST by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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"..It was nice to see the boys with gun parts splayed all over the kitchen table as they assembled the trigger groups.."

Enough to make any Pops rightfully proud! d;^)

17 posted on 01/04/2017 8:50:21 AM PST by CopperTop
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To: DarthVader

Six for me last year with a PS90 still on order.

Am I the only one who likes to have backups of favorite guns?


18 posted on 01/04/2017 9:10:25 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: lacrew

“I’d love to brag...but my only purchase last year was the sans 4473 variety...so I don’t have to make up stories about boating accidents anymore.”

What story? I’ve been trying to teach mine to swim, but they just don’t seem to have the knack.

And for the record, every time a “ghost gun” is born, Dianne Feinstein hacks up another hair ball.

To: cyclotic

“I wonder how many homemade guns were built in 2016.”

See previous comment.

“You can build AR-15, 1911, Glocks and others yourself.”

You also can build the AR-15s, 1911s and Glocks from a self-finished 80% lower that has no serial number ...LEGALLY, because the GCA of 1968 does not pertain to ‘hobbyists’ building firearms for their personal use.


19 posted on 01/04/2017 9:12:28 AM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: CopperTop

The family that builds guns together stays together


20 posted on 01/04/2017 9:19:22 AM PST by cyclotic (Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
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