Gun sales spike on stimulus check day

[Elderberry]

News4 Nashville by Carley Gordon 4/21/2020

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported a huge increase in people seeking firearm background check requests on the day the stimulus check arrived.

Last Wednesday, the TBI received 3,917 requests for a firearm background check on the day most people received their stimulus check from the federal government. In comparison, On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, the TBI received just 972 requests.

"We did see a large amount of sales that were not typical for our store this time of the year," said Art Cason, the general manager of Royal Range USA in Bellevue.

More: https://www.wsmv.com/news/davidson_county/gun-sales-spike-on-stimulus-check-day/article_25cf92f2-840b-11ea-83be-cf0c3547b778.html

[libertybele]

News4 Nashville by Carley Gordon 4/21/2020

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported a huge increase in people seeking firearm background check requests on the day the stimulus check arrived.

Last Wednesday, the TBI received 3,917 requests for a firearm background check on the day most people received their stimulus check from the federal government. In comparison, On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, the TBI received just 972 requests.

"We did see a large amount of sales that were not typical for our store this time of the year," said Art Cason, the general manager of Royal Range USA in Bellevue.

More: https://www.wsmv.com/news/davidson_county/gun-sales-spike-on-stimulus-check-day/article_25cf92f2-840b-11ea-83be-cf0c3547b778.html

Well...that $$ well spent.