Black Friday week saw 687,788 gun background checks

The yearlong frenzy of gun buying went into overdrive last week, guaranteeing that 2021 will be the second-best year for sales after last year’s record binge.

Urged by the industry to extend sales over the week so the FBI wouldn’t be overwhelmed on Black Friday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation said there were 687,788 firearms checks last week.

Even with sales lasting several days, the industry representative said Black Friday was one of the top 10 busiest for background checks.

“FBI’s NICS recorded 187,585 on Black Friday alone, ranking it among the top 10 highest days for NICS checks and a .5% increase from Black Friday 2020, 186,645,” a representative for NSSF said.