Discussion: More Than 185K Background Checks Processed On Black Friday

system1 · December 2, 2015, 3:52pm

Discussion for article #243342

mantan · December 2, 2015, 4:10pm

NICS, processed 185,345 background requests the day after Thanksgiving

All for the same gun-purchasing Syrian refugee…

professorpoopypants · December 2, 2015, 4:13pm

Yay, more guns for the Good Guys With Guns Brigade! What could possibly go wrong?

jimtoday · December 2, 2015, 4:14pm

Gotta buy the kiddies guns for Christmas! We’re sending them to college in Texas!

callmeeric · December 2, 2015, 4:16pm

Someone’s dreaming of a red Christmas.

phillydave · December 2, 2015, 4:18pm

Luckily, none of those guns will ever fall into the hands of someone who would misuse them in any way, intentional or otherwise.

jw1 · December 2, 2015, 4:21pm

USA Today reported this is a 5-percent increase from Black Friday last year,
when the NICS processed 175,754 requests.

While Depends™ also reported record-setting sales figures for Q4–
citing the additional increase of approx 185,000 pants-wetters since October.

jw1

srfromgr · December 2, 2015, 4:23pm

Disgusting.

byteme · December 2, 2015, 4:35pm

Crazy racists buy guns on “Black” Friday. Oh, the irony.

irasdad · December 2, 2015, 4:45pm

“More than 185,000 background checks required for gun purchases were processed on Black Friday.”

Heartwarming to see Americans celebrate their Season of Peace in the traditional way: with violent firearms.

“Blessed are the streetsweepers.”

Or something.

ronbyers · December 2, 2015, 4:46pm

Nothing says peace on earth and goodwill toward men like a new Glock under the tree.

jaybeeraybee · December 2, 2015, 4:49pm

Well, if accidental shootings are 1 in 1,000, it looks like we’re in for 185 fewer GOP voters.

alliebean · December 2, 2015, 4:50pm

I’m pretty sure Joseph was packing in the nativity story. Or they hid it in the manger.

chammy · December 2, 2015, 4:56pm

Thanks for the laffs - after the depressing story. WTF?

chammy · December 2, 2015, 4:56pm

It truly is. My reaction exactly.

littlegirlblue · December 2, 2015, 5:12pm

Maybe some of those guns will be going to the 11,000 Norwegians who applied for a permit to shoot the 30 or so wolves remaining in that country. This brings new meaning to “overkill.”

littlegirlblue · December 2, 2015, 5:16pm

There’s a woman in New York being called “manger mom” when she abandoned her days old infant in a nativity display in a church.

alliebean · December 2, 2015, 5:17pm

I know, it happens every year. So sad.

littlegirlblue · December 2, 2015, 5:22pm

The church was considered a safe haven for abandoning so no charges, and it’s far better than tossing an infant out a window which has happened several times recently in NY. I don’t understand any of this.

alliebean · December 2, 2015, 5:23pm

That’s good to know. Safe havens are important. I expect the moms who tossed their children are likely suffering from post partum psychosis. I’m sure they’ll get no treatment for it.