The week Barack Obama was elected president, the amount of criminal background checks related to the purchase of firearms jumped 49 percent over the previous year, FBI statistics show. ItÂ’s a trend that hasnÂ’t ceased to stop, as background checks for firearm purchases have continued to increase in the months following the November election, when compared to the same time a year ago. February alone witnessed a 23.3 percent jump, and January and December werenÂ’t too far ahead, with 29 and 24 percent increases, respectively. Fears of possible anti-gun legislation thatÂ’s being considered by the Obama administration might be contributing...