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Gun sales surged in December for 2.3 million guns.

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FBI background checks, the most reliable measure of gun sales, surged in December, capping a year that experienced strong growth in the last three months.

Background checks totaled more than 2.3 million in December, according to the FBI, compared to about 2 million in the same period in 2013.

While sales increased nationwide, there were sporadic reports of a spurt in people buying guns after local incidents of violence.

Gun shop owners in the St. Louis area, for instance, reported a spike in sales in the days following protests and rallies after a white police officer killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri in August.

There was another wave of protests and riots in November after a grand jury declined to indict the officer, and gun shop owners again reported a spike in sales.

Background checks totaled more than 1.5 million in August, a considerable increase from about 1.4 million in the prior month.

Related: 2 guns a minute sold at $1 million

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http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/07/news/fbi-gun-sales/
 
Nebulous said:
Remind me not to break into anyone's house. :lol:

Nebulous, don't go breakin' into anyone's home.... *adds deadpan* ...well, you asked us to remind you, right? :lol:
 

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