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on September 6, 2015 in World News

Renewed calls for gun control laws spur sales

Renewed calls for gun control laws spur sales by Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY Renewed calls for more restrictive gun laws, following a succession of fatal shootings in the United States, immediately appear to be generating a boost for the gun industry. Newly released August records show that the FBI posted 1.7 million background checks required of gun purchasers at federally licensed dealers, the highest number recorded in any August since gun checks began in 1998. The numbers follow new monthly highs for June (1.5 million) and July (1.6 million), a period which spans a series of deadly gun attacks —… View Article

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