Guns are a big seller on Black Friday

The biggest boon to the gun industry has been the election of Barack Obama:

Gun dealers flooded the FBI with background check requests for prospective buyers last Friday, smashing the single-day, all-time high by 32%, according to bureau records.

Deputy Assistant FBI Director Jerry Pender said the checks, required by federal law, surged to 129,166 during the day, far surpassing the previous high of 97,848 on Black Friday of 2008.

The actual number of firearms sold last Friday is likely higher because multiple firearms can be included in a transaction by a single buyer. And the FBI does not track actual gun sales.

Some gun industry analysts attributed the unusual surge to a convergence of factors, including an increasing number of first-time buyers seeking firearms for protection and women who are being drawn to sport shooting and hunting.

I didn’t buy a new gun on Black Friday, but I have purchased two new guns since he took office, and hope to add a new Mossberg Model 590A1 “Persuader” 12 GA shotgun very soon.