FBI Reports Record Number of Background Checks in June as Gun Sales Surge

FBI Reports Record Number of Background Checks in June as Gun Sales Surge
A sign is posted at the Martin B. Retting, Inc. guns store as the coronavirus pandemic continues on March 24, 2020 in Culver City, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Gun retailers across the nation executed a record number of background checks in June on people seeking to purchase or possess a firearm, according to statistics from the FBI.

The FBI reported that 3,931,607 background checks were conducted through the National Instant Background Check System in June, the highest number since the bureau began to track the statistic 14 years ago.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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