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FBI: Gun background checks break record for 9th consecutive month

By Paul Bedard
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FBI: Gun background checks break record for 9th consecutive month

The FBI in January recorded the highest ever monthly number of firearm background checks of Americans purchasing guns and applying for conceal-carry licenses, a pace of 82,122 a day, 3,421 an hour.

At 2,545,802, it was the ninth consecutive record-breaking month for background checks, according to the FBI.

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