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Gun sales smash all-time records, up 75% in January over Biden fears

By Paul Bedard
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Gun sales smash all-time records, up 75% in January over Biden fears

The FBI and the firearms industry reported Tuesday that sales and gun background checks smashed through past records as people grew increasingly worried that the new Biden administration will impose gun controls.

When adjusted just for gun sale background checks, the National Shooting Sports Foundation said that the increase over January 2020 was 75.2%. While not an exact count, the numbers generally track sales.

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