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Why Gun Sales Are at Record High

Rob Quinn — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:20:00 CST

This year's Black Friday gun sales broke a record set in 2008 by nearly a third , and while fears about President Obama outlawing some types of firearms are thought to be behind 2008's record, analysts say this year's surge in sales is part of a long-term trend. Gun ownership was...

Guns Sales Smash Record on Black Friday

Mark Russell — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:17:03 CST

Deck the halls with hails of gunfire? It turns out that Black Friday didn't just set a record for retail sales , it also set a record for the most firearms sold on a single day, reports USA Today . A stunning 129,166 firearms were sold on Nov. 25—that's 32%...

Obama Orders Gun Dealers to Report Multiple Rifle Sales

Kevin Spak — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:53:05 CDT

The Obama administration is ordering gun dealers in southwestern border states to report the sale of multiple semiautomatic weapons to federal authorities, in a bid to stem the flow of weapons to Mexican drug gangs. The new regulation will require the roughly 8,500 dealers in California, Arizona, New Mexico,...

Boy, 8, Sells Gun to Classmate for $3

Matt Cantor — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:11:05 CDT

This story could have had a much unhappier ending: An 8-year-old arrived at his New York City school yesterday with a loaded handgun and sold it to a third-grader for $3. The buyer took it home to show his mother; furious, she told school officials, who reported it to police....

Glock Sales Surge After Arizona Spree

John Johnson — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:35:41 CST

In the any-publicity-is good-publicity-department: Sales of semiautomatic Glock pistols like that used in the Gabrielle Giffords shooting have spiked in Arizona and across the nation in the days following the attack, reports Bloomberg . One-day sales of the $500 Glocks were up 60% in Arizona when comparing Jan. 10 of this...

Texas Top Seller of US Guns Traced to Mexico

Matt Cantor — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:09:48 CST

More US guns seized in Mexican drug violence come from Texas than any other state—and more come from Houston than any other Texas city, the Washington Post finds after a year-long investigation. The probe isolated the top 12 US dealers of guns traced to Mexico, and uncovered the biggest:...

Ammo Supply Can't Keep Up With Demand

Harry Kimball — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:35:23 CST

Crime is down, gun control is on Obama's back burner, and Americans are buying more ammunition than factories can produce. While there are economic reasons—supply is off as the war effort eats up necessary materials—Americans have still managed to buy 12 billion rounds in the past year, up...

Obama Still Scaring Up Gun Sales

Nick McMaster — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:52:04 CDT

The surge in gun and ammunition sales that started with Barack Obama's presidency shows no sign of abating, NPR reports. In California, gun sales are up 32% from a year ago, and the FBI has reported a consistent rise in applications for background checks. Gun retailers and consumers continue to...

Mexican Cartels Have Little Trouble Getting US Guns

Matt Cantor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:28:00 CDT

Thanks to lax gun laws that vary from state to state, smugglers providing arms to Mexican drug cartels can move vast quantities of weapons over the border for years without sparking suspicion. The subject may come up when President Obama visits Mexico tomorrow, but the political will to change US...