Americans Bought Enough Guns on Black Friday to Arm the Marine Corps – Yet Again!

[Ranger007]

While I did not purchase any weapons I dropped orders at TSUSA, Bruno Shooters Supply, L E Wilson, 21st Century Shooting and Cambridge Environmental.

 

[EJFudd]

200,000+! Sweet! And yes, I did my share!

 

[SKumar]

Such a beautiful sight to see people in gun stores buying guns.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

From the above:



Where is that, exactly? Even with a license, as I understand it, if you buy a gun from an FFL, you get a check. Period. It would make sense that if you have an active license that you had to go through background checks, fingerprints, etc. to get, that you wouldn't need yet another one when buying the gun. But I was not aware this was possible in twenty states. Can anyone confirm or refute this?

The BATFE has requirements as to what form of state level licensing check qualifies as a NICS equivalent. I don't know if the number is 20, but the list has greater than 0 entries and MA is not one of them.

 

[Zappa]

Wish I bought the Blue 1911 before you escaped from ma.

You mean the Purple gun ???

 

[enbloc]

We should be able to buy 200,000+ firearms through the internet on Cyber-Monday as well...

 

[Zappa]

We should be able to buy 200,000+ firearms through the internet on Cyber-Monday as well...

I think the number of NICS checks for the entire week will be closer to telling the real story.
That 200k number was just for Friday, many, many more were purchsed or ordered over the last several days but haven't been delivered/transferred yet.

 

[cathouse01]

 

[nitsuj]

Always good to hear, but Im afraid too many of those purchases were someones 85th gun. Good for them, but I would of have loved to have read that 200k+ people bought their first gun.

I bought my first two

 

[Lank]

Good!


ALL of the 2020 democrats can go pound sand.

 

[308rifleman]

Back in

My boy is 2 years in with them. NOBODY in the Marine Corps has a new rifle. From his comments, most of their equipment is yard sale cast offs.

Back in 1998, I was issued a new one. Guess the Corps had new ones back then.

 

[LuvDog]

Ok... I decided to add to the numbers... I have an bolt action on the way.

 

[Jason m]

I bought a Plasma cutter..........now I feel left out.