Boom: Record 27 million guns bought in 2016

Washington Examiner ^

[Red in Blue PA]

Driven by terror threats and a potential Hillary 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, totaled some 27,538,673, 4 million more than in 2015 and nearly double the number in President Obama's first year.

[Red in Blue PA]

Put me down for 6 of those.

[rktman]

Hoarder. LOL!

[USCG SimTech]

After 2008, people still had room in their gun safe or hopefully did they get a bigger gun safe? {shaking head in disgust}

[Red in Blue PA]

I bought a G19 last week since it was my last chance to give a middle finger to Barry.

Nothing more beautiful than buying Guns as a political statement.

[stylin19a]

one for each illegal alien.

[Geronimo]

I still have 4 stripped lowers that have only had the lower parts’ kits added, do they still count with the 2 rifles and 3 pistols I bought?...

[InsidiousMongo]

Went 80% here. I have a nice East German MPiK-74 (AK-74) parts kit that I will be building once the weather gets better.

[mountn man]

Boom BANG: Record 27 million guns bought in 2016

[Blue Jays]

Already posted with 15+ responses:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3510641/posts

[imardmd1]

Let the armed community become a politer community. That’s not 27 million guns for 27 million hunters, is it?

[rktman]

Well of course it’s 27 million hunters. After all, that’s what the 2nd amendment is all about right? You know, hunting with single shot firearms.

[Red in Blue PA]

I think you get credit for those.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Ping

[umgud]

I’m up to two gun safes.

[mountainlion]

Driven by terror threats and a potential Hillary Clinton administration,

Is this guy calling Obama a terror threat?

[imardmd1]

I guess we’re going to start some deer farms. I don’t think we have enough for another 27 mil.

[Iron Munro]

[NorthMountain]

I still have 4 stripped lowers that have only had the lower parts’ kits added

If you bought them on a 4473, they probably ran a NICS check on you and they count.

[IYAS9YAS]

Went 80% here. I have a nice East German MPiK-74 (AK-74) parts kit that I will be building once the weather gets better.

Who'd you get the lower and parts kit from? I'm very interested in doing this, as well. There's just so much out there to choose from.

[redfreedom]

Must be to make up for those lost in boating accidents.

I know I lost all of mine in a theft a few years back, probably buy one for hunting, since that’s all they are good for.