Shoppers hunting for Black Friday deals seemed to include a record number of those in the market for firearms; the FBI says it fielded 203,086 background check requests for gun purchases on the da ...

For decades, the term “Black Friday” has conjured up distinct ... On Friday, the FBI received 203,086 requests for instant gun background checks, according to USA Today – nearly a 10 percent ...

The number of gun sale background checks on Black Friday declined nearly 8% this year, although it was the fourth-highest one-day total on record in 2020. National Instant Criminal Background ...

Strong demand for guns on Black Friday drove FBI background checks to a record for a single day. The FBI processed 185,345 requests through the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System ...

The busiest shopping day of the year also saw a major boom for gun ... background reviews in three business days, as required by law, FBI spokesman Stephen Fischer said. “Traditionally, Black ...

WASHINGTON — The FBI was flooded Friday with more than 200,000 background check requests ... The two previous records also were recorded on Black Friday. Gun checks, required for purchases ...

On Black Friday, the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) received a record number of requests from hopeful gun owners. The two previous single-day records were also set ...

Dylann Roof got the pistol he used to kill nine people in a historic black ... background check because of gaps in FBI databases, legal restrictions on how long the FBI can keep data on gun ...

The number of background checks initiated for gun purchases set a national one-week record in the third week of March as the outbreak forced businesses to close and people to stay at home ...

These are the first significant gun control ... Black church in South Carolina. The bill would increase the amount of time firearm sellers must wait to receive a completed background check before ...

More Americans had their backgrounds checked purchasing guns on Black Friday than any day on record, according to data released by the FBI this week. The National Instant Criminal Background ...