Unacceptable. Americans should be buying guns at double or even triple that rate.
Linky: Unprecedented Demand: Americans Purchase a Gun Every 1.5 Seconds by Mac Slavo
Even before the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last year, which prompted government officials on all levels to introduce legislation that would restrict access to semi-automatic personal defense rifles and other firearms deemed too dangerous for America’s streets, demand had been rising at a rapid pace.
In the last twelve months, over 20 million background checks have been performed by the FBI.
That amounts to a gun being purchased in America about every 1.5 seconds.
Linky: Unprecedented Demand: Americans Purchase a Gun Every 1.5 Seconds by Mac Slavo