Name: Why are gun background checks increasing on Black Friday, Cyber Monday? | Connect the Dots
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Description: You might have read that Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales broke all kinds of record this year. But did you know the number of background checks performed did too?

Why are gun background checks increasing on Black Friday, Cyber Monday? | Connect the Dots

You might have read that Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales broke all kinds of record this year. But did you know the number of background checks performed did too?

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