http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/all-top-10-days-and-weeks-gun-purchases-have-come-under-obama

February 2013 was the third highest month on record for background checks on Americans' purchasing firearms.

According to the FBI NICS database, there were 2,309,393 background checks completed in the month of February.

The only two months that saw a higher number of NICS checks were January 2013, with 2,495,440, and December of 2012, with 2,783,765.

The total number of background checks completed since November of 1998 (the month the FBI began tracking this information) is 165,279,535.

President Barack Obama, dubbed "The greatest gun salesman in history," has presided over 42 percent of these background checks, or a total of 68,898,629.

Also, the top ten highest days and weeks for background checks completed have occurred during Obama's presidency:

Top Ten Days:

Dec. 21, 2012, 177,170
Dec. 20, 2012, 159,604
Nov. 23, 2012, 154,873
Dec. 22, 2012, 153,697
Dec. 19, 2012, 153,672
Dec. 18, 2012, 134,691
Nov. 25, 2011, 129,166
Dec. 15, 2012, 128,823
Dec. 14, 2012, 113,022
Feb. 15, 2013, 112,650



Top Ten Weeks:

12/17/2012 - 12/23/2012, 953,613
01/14/2013 - 01/20/2013, 641,501
02/11/2013 - 02/17/2013, 618,361
01/07/2013 - 01/13/2013, 603,882
12/10/2012 - 12/16/2012, 602,003
02/04/2013 - 02/10/2013, 592,542
02/25/2013 - 03/03/2013, 565,699
02/18/2013 - 02/24/2013, 543,259
01/21/2013 - 01/27/2013, 541,822
12/03/2012 - 12/09/2012, 527,095

And I helped!

My wife and I have added 4 more since the election,
ar-15 pistol , Rock River
.45 1911 compact , Rock Island
Enfield #4 mk1 , 1943 jungle carbine
Ruger 10/22 , also scored 4 30-round mags at the same pawn shop

Those gun shows hit the old pocket book

I'm among those statistics!!!!

With the concealed carry permit I haven't had a NICS check in 7-8 years. And I've bought a gun (or two) during that time.

Same here Pumkin, 8 years and 5 guns later after my ccw.

I did my part and am in some of those numbers. All the best...
Gi

I'm there also.

Thanks Mr. Pres.

Eric

So, I have to assume that actual gun purchases during these times were probably higher than background checks indicate, given that many "concealed carry permit" holders do not require a NICS check. I think that the gun manufacturers should get together and present Obama with an AR-15 in recognition for his part in increasing gun sales! By the way, I saw that Ruger stock increased value by over 600% and S&W stock increased about 300%.

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

I think that the gun manufacturers should get together and present Obama with an AR-15 in recognition for his part in increasing gun sales

Yup, he can put it in the gun safe next to the bidden shotgun he has.

I think they ought to give him one of those other plastic carbines - the ones with thered paint on the muzzle!
(in the US toy guns have red muzzles so the cops don't shoot kids playing.)

I don't get to be apart of the stats ........ damn gunshow loophole ........................

PaulS wrote:

I think they ought to give him one of those other plastic carbines - the ones with thered paint on the muzzle! (in the US toy guns have red muzzles so the cops don't shoot kids playing.)

Ive been thinking we should all paint the muzzles of our guns the same bright red/ orange the toys have. That would really screw with em !

After the first shot I don't think it will fool them....

Aw, we are talking about the feds aren't we.

I heard a stat that the number of guns is up but the number of households with a gun is down to about 37 %. Those who already have guns are gunning up, not bringing new into the fold.