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Gun salesman-in-chief: 52,600 a-day under Obama, more seen under Hillary
Washington Examiner ^ | 06/27/16 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 06/27/2016 5:01:23 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Gun sales are on a pace to break last year's record of more than 23 million, a boon to the U.S. industry and gun stores thanks to election-year worries about gun control and recent terror attacks, according to government figures and experts.

Under Obama, background checks for guns reached 141.4 million through the end of May, amounting to sales of about 52,600 a day, according to the FBI. Last year, the FBI conducted more than 23 million background checks, which are generally used to figure sales of new and used weapons.

Domestically, manufacturers have reported producing about 21,000 guns a day, or more than 46 million in Obama's first six years in office.

And should Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton continue to best Republican Donald Trump in the polls, sales could hit new highs, according to industry experts.

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


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To: sport

Not really. I could be proven right.


41 posted on 06/28/2016 6:21:20 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Biggirl

True, you could. And I am hoping that you are and I am pulling for you to be right.


42 posted on 06/28/2016 6:25:02 AM PDT by sport
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To: sport

Thank-you!


43 posted on 06/28/2016 6:26:51 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Big Red Badger

Yeah I get that too. It just seemed OK in this circumstance.


44 posted on 06/28/2016 6:29:52 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting , knitting, always knitting)
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To: Biggirl

You are welcome.


45 posted on 06/28/2016 6:31:40 AM PDT by sport
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