The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has received over 200,000 background check requests from gun dealers across America on Black Friday, the highest demand for guns on a single day since 1998.
Overall there were 203,086 requests were submitted to the bureau, a sizable increase over single-day highs from past years such as 185,713 in 2016, and 185,345 in 2015.
The real number of the guns purchased on Friday is likely higher as multiple firearms can be purchased in just one transaction.
The checks, conducted by the FBI when a gun is purchased from a federally licensed dealer, reveal a person’s record of arrest on the National Instant Criminal Background Check system (NICS).
However, pro-gun activists claim it fails to specify whether an arrest was dismissed or resulted in a conviction.
According to the NICS, five of the top 10 single-day highs have occurred on a Black Friday over the last five years.
The report comes amid heated…