46,455 Background Checks For Gun Purchases Each Day Under Obama

[mustang_revival]

http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/46455-background-checks-gun-purchases-each-day-under-obama

There have been 72,005,482 background checks for gun purchases since President Obama took office, according to data released by the FBI.

In 2009, the FBI conducted 14,033,824 background checks. If we subtract the month of January (Obama did not assume office until the end of the month) we get 12,819,939.

The FBI conducted 14,409,616 background checks in 2010, 16,454,951 in 2011, and 19,592,303 in 2012.

Add to that the first four months of 2013 (2,495,440, 2,309,393, 2,209,407 and 1,714,433 respectively) and the total number of background checks under President Obama comes to 72,005,482.

Obama has been President for 1,550 days. That works out to 46,455 background checks for gun purchases each day.

[racrguy]

Change 2012 to decade.

[Chas_svo]

Don't forget about sales of ammo and magazines!

He's "fixing" the economy, one screwup at a time.

[Jimbo]

Change 2012 to decade.

That might not even represent the volume accurately. I doubt there has ever been a time in US history that could beat the last few years of private party sales in firearms, ammunition, etc.

[racrguy]

That might not even represent the volume accurately. I doubt there has ever been a time in US history that could beat the last few years of private party sales in firearms, ammunition, etc.

Right. He's sold so many guns in 5 years that it overshadows the prior 5 by a landslide.

[EW]

Don't forget that each background check does not include the actual number of guns purchased per check.