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FBI: Firearm background checks set all-time record high

According to the FBI, they conducted more firearm background checks this year than any year since it started keeping record in 1998.

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FBI: Firearm background checks set all-time record high

According to the FBI, they conducted more firearm background checks this year than any year since it started keeping record in 1998.

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