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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 999079" data-attributes="member: 38206">Gun Sales Spike After Colorado MassacreBackground checks for people wanting to buy guns in Colorado reportedly increased more&nbsp;than 41 percent after last week’s Aurora movie massacre. The Denver Post reports that firearm instructors have also seen increased interest in training needed for a concealed-carry permit.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;It&#039;s been insane,&quot; Jake Meyers, an employee at Rocky Mountain Guns and Ammo&nbsp;in Parker told the newspaper Monday.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Between Friday and Sunday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation approved background checks for 2,887 people who wanted to purchase a firearm — a 43 percent increase over the previous Friday through Sunday and a 39 percent jump over those same days on the first weekend of July.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The biggest spike was on Friday, when there were 1,216 checks, a 43 percent&nbsp;increase over the average number for the previous two Fridays.<a href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/07/24/gun_sales_spike_after_colorado_massacre" target="_blank">Gun Sales Spike After Colorado Massacre - Katie Pavlich</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 999079, member: 38206"] [B]Gun Sales Spike After Colorado Massacre Background checks for people wanting to buy guns in Colorado reportedly increased more than 41 percent after last week’s Aurora movie massacre. The Denver Post reports that firearm instructors have also seen increased interest in training needed for a concealed-carry permit. "It's been insane," Jake Meyers, an employee at Rocky Mountain Guns and Ammo in Parker told the newspaper Monday. Between Friday and Sunday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation approved background checks for 2,887 people who wanted to purchase a firearm — a 43 percent increase over the previous Friday through Sunday and a 39 percent jump over those same days on the first weekend of July. The biggest spike was on Friday, when there were 1,216 checks, a 43 percent increase over the average number for the previous two Fridays. [url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/07/24/gun_sales_spike_after_colorado_massacre]Gun Sales Spike After Colorado Massacre - Katie Pavlich[/url][/B] [/QUOTE]

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