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65.4 Million Gun Purchases Since Obama Took Office, 91% More Than Bush's First-Term Total
There have been 65,376,373 background checks completed for Americans purchasing firearms since February of 2009, the first full month of Barack Obama's presidency.
According to data compiled by the FBI, the number of Americans purchasing guns has skyrocketed since Obama was elected.
In 2009, there were 13,984,953 background checks for Americans buying firearms. If we subtract the 1,212,860 checks completed in the month of January, the total checks for the year under Obama were 12,772,090.
For 2010, background checks totaled 14,320,489. In 2011, checks were 16,336,732, and in 2012, 19,463,832. Background checks for the month of January 2013 were 2,483,230.
This totals 65,376,373 background checks completed since President Obama's first full month in office, or 44,748 background checks per day!
By comparison, the number of background checks in Obama's first term is 91.1% higher than President George W. Bush's first-term total of 34,214,066.
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a quick note from midnight rider. That's background checks completed. Since you can purchase more than one gun at a time (i.e 3 guns at the same time is only 1 background check) AND since background checks are largely not required for many long guns in many states one can surmise that the actual number of guns sold easily exceeds that stated here.
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And, in states like mine, Iowa, if you have a concealed carry permit or a permit to purchase, no other background check is performed. You fill out your 4473, pay your money, and take your gun home. You cannot purchase a handgun without one of the above permits, but you can purchase a long gun without either, though a call is made at that time to the NICS prior to the completion of the sale. I can tell you that there aren't many guns left for sale around here.
Like you, I believe that the number of guns purchased is much higher than the number of background checks performed would indicate. :)
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