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Fear — and big sales — propelled record-breaking Black Friday gun checks
Want to sell more guns? Talk about gun control — or offer customers a killer deal.
Fear of a crackdown in the wake of the recent massacres in Las Vegas and Texas appears to be one of the reasons why Black Friday was a banner day for gun buyers, with the FBI reporting a record 203,086 background checks for weapons purchases on the day after Thanksgiving, arms merchants and gun control experts told NBC News on Monday
"We had the best Black Friday day of sales ever," said Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works in Austin, Texas. “We just had a church shooting here in Texas, so people are talking about increasing security and buying guns for security teams.”
Cargill said, many of his customers are worried about bipartisan pending legislation to improve background checks that emerged after the tragedy — and is designed to keep weapons out of the hands of people like Kelley, who was armed with a Ruger assault-type rifle.
“People are really unsure about what’s being proposed,” he said. “So they are not waiting and buying now.”
But out in South Dakota, it was glut of available guns that propelled Black Friday sales at Sodak Sports in Aberdeen.
"There was an abundance of great deals and great manufacturer rebates," owner A.J. Hoffman said. "They were offering $100, $200 rebates, which are unheard of."
Fear — and big sales — propelled record-breaking Black Friday gun checks
Want to sell more guns? Talk about gun control — or offer customers a killer deal.
Fear of a crackdown in the wake of the recent massacres in Las Vegas and Texas appears to be one of the reasons why Black Friday was a banner day for gun buyers, with the FBI reporting a record 203,086 background checks for weapons purchases on the day after Thanksgiving, arms merchants and gun control experts told NBC News on Monday
"We had the best Black Friday day of sales ever," said Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works in Austin, Texas. “We just had a church shooting here in Texas, so people are talking about increasing security and buying guns for security teams.”
Cargill said, many of his customers are worried about bipartisan pending legislation to improve background checks that emerged after the tragedy — and is designed to keep weapons out of the hands of people like Kelley, who was armed with a Ruger assault-type rifle.
“People are really unsure about what’s being proposed,” he said. “So they are not waiting and buying now.”
But out in South Dakota, it was glut of available guns that propelled Black Friday sales at Sodak Sports in Aberdeen.
"There was an abundance of great deals and great manufacturer rebates," owner A.J. Hoffman said. "They were offering $100, $200 rebates, which are unheard of."
Fear — and big sales — propelled record-breaking Black Friday gun checks
