2013 was a banner year for gun sales, with a record 21,093,273 background checks for gun purchases completed. And with all those new guns in circulation, the FBI reports that murders and robberies have decreased.
On September 24, Pope Francis scolded Congress for guns and weapons which are manufactured in America and sold around the world.
In an August 10 column, which was equal portions cathartic and panic stricken, The Economist basically admitted that the media’s relentless focus on gun crime results in more gun sales in America.
Gun sales in the Chattanooga area are surging in the wake of the July 16 attack that killed four Marines and one Sailor.
On July 7, the FBI announced that June 2015 was the “busiest June” for gun purchase background checks ever.
Some investors have argued Wal-Mart shouldn’t be in the business of selling high-capacity magazine rifles. Now, one of the nation’s largest gun retailers will soon find out if it may continue to sell sporting rifles.
Beginning with the unrest after the August 2014 shooting of Micheal Brown and that which followed the grand jury verdict in favor of Officer Darren Wilson, as well as the fervor maintained by national hucksters intent on keeping racial tensions aflame, gun sales in Missouri are through the roof.
