Background checks for gun sales at record high in 2015 (23,141,970 background checks)

[ShooterInPA1]

A record number of firearms background checks were conducted by the FBI in 2015 — equating to roughly 44 every minute. The agency reported Monday that it conducted a total of 23,141,970 checks last year, eclipsing the prior yearly record of roughly 21.1 million checks set in 2013.


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ord-high-2015/


Absolutely crushed the old record!

[stainless]

I sure wish POTUS would just go away. The safes are overflowing and the bunker is jammed to the gills.

[ShooterInPA1]

There were more guns sold in the USA in just ONE YEAR than the populations of every nation with the exception of the top 55.....think about that for a moment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._by_population

56 Ivory Coast 22,671,331 May 15, 2014 0.31% Preliminary 2014 Census Result
57 Madagascar 22,434,363 July 1, 2014 0.31% Official estimate
58 Niger 22,161,633 January 4, 2016 0.3% Official population clock
59 Sri Lanka 20,966,000 July 1, 2015 0.28% Official Estimate
60 Romania 19,942,642 January 1, 2014 0.27% Annual official estimate
61 Mali 19,063,530 January 4, 2016 0.26% Official population clock
62 Burkina Faso 18,450,494 July 1, 2015 0.25% Official estimate
63 Chile 18,191,900 July 1, 2016 0.25% Official annual projection
64 Kazakhstan 17,630,700 November 1, 2015 0.24% Monthly official estimate
65 Netherlands 16,981,000 January 4, 2016 0.233% Official Population Clock
66 Malawi 16,832,910 July 1, 2016 0.23% Official annual projection
67 Zimbabwe 16,559,817 January 4, 2016 0.23% Official population clock
68 Ecuador 16,278,844 July 1, 2015 0.22% Official estimate
69 Guatemala 16,176,133 July 1, 2015 0.22% Official estimate
70 Zambia 15,933,883 July 1, 2016 0.22% Official annual projection
71 Cambodia 15,626,444 July 1, 2016 0.21% Official annual projection
72 Chad 15,263,818 January 4, 2016 0.21% Official population clock
73 Senegal 14,354,690 2015 0.2% Official estimate
74 Guinea 13,503,385 January 4, 2016 0.19% Official population clock
75 South Sudan 13,252,933 January 4, 2016 0.18% Official population clock
76 Somalia[Note 10] 11,625,051 January 4, 2016 0.16% Official population clock
77 Rwanda 11,553,188 July 1, 2016 0.16% Official projection
78 Belgium 11,291,746 November 1, 2015 0.15% Monthly official estimate
79 Cuba 11,238,317 December 31, 2014 0.15% Annual official estimate
80 Haiti 11,078,033 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official projection
81 Bolivia 10,985,059 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official projection
82 Tunisia 10,982,754 April 23, 2014 0.15% Preliminary 2014 census result
83 Greece 10,846,979 January 1, 2015 0.15% Official estimate
84 Benin 10,653,654 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official projection
85 Czech Republic 10,541,466 June 30, 2015 0.14% Official quarterly estimate
86 Portugal 10,374,822 December 31, 2014 0.14% Annual official estimate
87 Burundi 10,114,505 July 1, 2016 0.14% Official annual projection
88 Dominican Republic 10,075,045 July 1, 2016 0.14% Official projection
89 Hungary 9,849,000 December 31, 2014 0.14% Annual official estimate
90 Sweden 9,838,480 October 31, 2015 0.13% Monthly official estimate
91 Azerbaijan 9,687,300 November 1, 2015 0.13% Official estimate
92 Belarus 9,494,200 October 1, 2015 0.13% Quarterly official estimate
93 United Arab Emirates 9,497,490 January 4, 2016 0.13% Official population clock
94 Austria 8,662,588 October 1, 2015 0.12% Quarterly provisional figure
95 Honduras 8,576,532 July 1, 2015 0.12% Official estimate
96 Israel 8,462,000 December 31, 2015 0.12% End of year estimate
97 Tajikistan 8,352,000 January 1, 2015 0.11% Official estimate
98 Switzerland 8,306,200 September 30, 2015 0.11% Quarterly provisional figure
99 Papua New Guinea 8,083,700 July 1, 2015 0.11% Annual official estimate
100 Jordan 7,887,763 January 4, 2016 0.108% Official population clock
-- Hong Kong (China) 7,298,600 July 1, 2015 0.1% Official estimate
101 Bulgaria 7,202,198 December 31, 2014 0.099% Official estimate
102 Togo 7,143,000 July 1, 2016 0.098% Official estimate
103 Serbia[Note 11] 7,114,393 January 1, 2015 0.098% Annual official estimate
104 Paraguay 7,112,594 2016 0.098% Official estimate
105 Sierra Leone 6,815,403 January 4, 2016 0.093% Official population clock
106 El Salvador 6,520,675 2016 0.089% Official estimate
107 Laos 6,472,400 March 1, 2015 0.089% Preliminary 2015 census result
108 Libya 6,494,423 January 4, 2016 0.089% Official population clock
109 Nicaragua 6,198,154 2014 0.085% Official estimate
110 Kyrgyzstan 5,975,000 September 1, 2015 0.082% Official estimate
111 Denmark 5,699,220 October 1, 2015 0.078% Quarterly official estimate
112 Eritrea 5,567,944 January 4, 2016 0.076% Official population clock
113 Singapore 5,535,000 July 1, 2015 0.076% Official estimate
114 Finland 5,496,117 January 4, 2016 0.075% Official population clock
115 Slovakia 5,424,058 September 30, 2015 0.074% Official estimate
116 Norway 5,214,890 January 1, 2016 0.071% Official provisional estimate
117 Central African Republic 5,160,765 January 4, 2016 0.071% Official population clock
118 Republic of the Congo 4,949,637 January 4, 2016 0.068% Official population clock
119 Costa Rica 4,832,234 June 30, 2015 0.066% Official estimate
120 Liberia 4,804,321 January 4, 2016 0.066% Official population clock
121 Turkmenistan 4,751,120 December 26, 2012 0.065% Preliminary 2012 census result
122 Palestine 4,682,467 July 1, 2015 0.064% Official estimate
123 New Zealand 4,644,610 January 4, 2016 0.0637% Official population clock
124 Ireland 4,635,400 April 1, 2015 0.064% Annual official estimate
125 Oman 4,319,745 January 2, 2016 0.059% Official estimate
126 Croatia 4,225,316 December 31, 2014 0.058% Annual official estimate
127 Kuwait 4,183,658 June 30, 2015 0.057% Official estimate
128 Lebanon 4,168,000 2013 0.057% Official estimate
-- Puntland (Somalia) 3,900,000 July 1, 2015 0.053% UN projection
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,791,622 October 15, 2013 0.052% Preliminary 2013 census result
130 Panama 3,764,166 July 1, 2015 0.052% Official estimate
131 Georgia[Note 12] 3,729,500 January 1, 2015 0.051% Annual official estimate
132 Mauritania 3,718,678 July 1, 2016 0.051% Annual official estimate
133 Moldova[Note 13] 3,555,200 January 1, 2015 0.049% Official estimate
-- Puerto Rico (U.S.) 3,548,397 July 1, 2014 0.049% Official estimate
-- Somaliland (Somalia) 3,500,000 July 1, 2015 0.048% UN projection
134 Uruguay 3,480,222 June 30, 2016 0.048% Annual official estimate
135 Mongolia 3,059,340 January 4, 2016 0.042% Official population clock
136 Armenia 3,004,000 September 1, 2015 0.041% Quarterly official estimate
137 Lithuania 2,890,679 November 1, 2015 0.04% Monthly official estimate
138 Albania 2,893,005 January 1, 2015 0.04% Annual official estimate
139 Jamaica 2,723,246 December 31, 2014 0.037% Official estimate
140 Qatar 2,463,460 November 30, 2015 0.034% Monthly official estimate
141 Namibia 2,324,400 July 1, 2016 0.032% Official estimate
142 Botswana 2,141,206 July 1, 2014 0.029% Annual official estimate
143 Slovenia 2,069,201 January 4, 2016 0.028% Official population clock
144 Macedonia 2,069,172 December 31, 2014 0.028% Official estimate
145 Latvia 1,973,700 November 1, 2015 0.027% Monthly official estimate
146 Lesotho 1,894,194 2011 0.026% Official estimate
147 The Gambia 1,882,450 April 15, 2013 0.026% Preliminary 2013 census result
148 Kosovo[Note 14] 1,836,978 2016 0.025% Official annual projection
149 Gabon 1,802,278 October 5, 2013 0.025% Preliminary 2013 census result
150 Guinea-Bissau 1,547,777 July 1, 2016 0.021% Official projection
151 Bahrain 1,404,900 July 1, 2016 0.019% Official annual projection
152 Trinidad and Tobago 1,349,667 July 1, 2015 0.019% Official estimate
153 Estonia 1,313,271 January 1, 2015 0.018% Official estimate
154 Mauritius 1,262,879 July 1, 2015 0.017% Official estimate
155 Equatorial Guinea 1,222,442 July 4, 2015 0.017% Preliminary 2015 census result
156 East Timor 1,167,242 July 11, 2015 0.016% Preliminary 2015 census result
157 Swaziland 1,132,657 July 1, 2016 0.016% Official projection
158 Djibouti 917,968 January 4, 2016 0.013% Official population clock
159 Fiji 867,000 July 1, 2015 0.0119% Annual official estimate
160 Cyprus[Note 15] 847,000 December 31, 2014 0.012% Official estimate
-- Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Réunion (France) 844,994 January 1, 2014 0.012% Official annual estimate
161 Comoros 806,153 July 1, 2016 0.011% Official estimate
162 Bhutan 768,890 January 4, 2016 0.0105% Official population clock
163 Guyana 746,900 July 1, 2013 0.01% Official estimate
-- Macau (China) 643,100 September 30, 2015 0.009% Official quarterly estimate
164 Solomon Islands 642,000 July 1, 2015 0.009% Annual official estimate
165 Montenegro 621,810 July 1, 2014 0.009% Official estimate
166 Luxembourg 562,958 December 31, 2014 0.0077% Annual official estimate
167 Suriname 534,189 August 13, 2012 0.0073% Preliminary 2012 census result
168 Cape Verde 531,239 July 1, 2016 0.0073% Official annual projection
169 Western Sahara[Note 16] 510,713 September 2, 2014 0.007% Preliminary 2014 census result
-- Transnistria[Note 17] 505,153 January 1, 2014 0.007% Official estimate
170 Malta 445,426 March 31, 2014 0.0061% Official estimate
171 Brunei 411,900 July 1, 2014 0.0056% Official annual estimate
-- Guadeloupe (France) 403,750 January 1, 2014 0.0055% Official annual estimate
172 The Bahamas 399,239 January 4, 2016 0.0055% Official population clock
-- Martinique (France) 381,326 January 1, 2014 0.0052% Official annual estimate
173 Belize 368,310 June 1, 2015 0.005% Official estimate
174 Maldives 341,256 September 20, 2014 0.0047% Preliminary 2014 census result
175 Iceland 331,310 October 1, 2015 0.0045% Quarterly official estimate
-- Northern Cyprus[Note 18] 294,396 December 4, 2011 0.004% Final 2011 census result
176 Barbados 285,000 July 1, 2013 0.0039% Official estimate
177 Vanuatu 277,500 July 1, 2015 0.0038% Annual official estimate
-- New Caledonia (France) 268,767 August 26, 2014 0.0037% Preliminary 2014 census result
-- French Polynesia (France) 268,270 August 22, 2012 0.0037% Preliminary 2012 census result
-- Abkhazia[Note 19] 240,705 2011 0.0033% Official census
-- French Guiana (France) 239,648 January 1, 2012 0.0033% Annual official estimate
-- Mayotte (France) 212,645 August 21, 2012 0.0029% 2012 census result
178 Saint Lucia 188,365 January 4, 2016 0.0026% Official population clock
179 Samoa 187,820 November 7, 2011 0.0026% Final 2011 census result
180 São Tomé and Príncipe 187,356 May 13, 2012 0.0026% 2012 census result
-- Guam (U.S.) 159,358 April 1, 2010 0.0022% Final 2010 census result
-- Curaçao (Netherlands) 154,843 January 1, 2014 0.0021% Annual official estimate
-- Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg Nagorno-Karabakh Republic 148,900 2015 0.002% Official estimate
181 Kiribati 113,400 July 1, 2015 0.0016% Annual official estimate
182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,991 June 12, 2012 0.0015% Preliminary 2012 census result
-- Aruba (Netherlands) 107,394 October 31, 2014 0.0015% Official quarterly estimate
-- United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) 106,405 April 1, 2010 0.0015% Final 2010 census result
183 Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0014% 2011 census result
184 Tonga 103,252 November 30, 2011 0.0014% 2011 census result
185 Federated States of Micronesia 102,800 July 1, 2015 0.0014% Annual official estimate
-- Jersey (UK) 100,800 December 31, 2014 0.0014% Annual official estimate
186 Seychelles 91,400 July 1, 2014 0.0013% Annual official estimate
187 Antigua and Barbuda 86,295 May 27, 2011 0.0012% Preliminary 2011 census result
-- Isle of Man (UK) 84,497 March 27, 2011 0.0012% 2011 census result
188 Andorra 76,949 July 1, 2014 0.0011% Annual official estimate
189 Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.00098% Preliminary 2011 census result
-- Guernsey (UK) 65,150 March 31, 2014 0.00089% Annual official estimate
-- Bermuda (UK) 64,237 May 20, 2010 0.00088% Final 2010 census result
-- Cayman Islands (UK) 58,238 December 31, 2014 0.0008% Official estimate
-- Greenland (Denmark) 56,114 July 1, 2015 0.00077% Annual official estimate
-- American Samoa (U.S.) 55,519 April 1, 2010 0.00076% Final 2010 census result
190 Marshall Islands 54,880 July 1, 2015 0.00075% Annual official estimate
-- Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) 53,883 April 1, 2010 0.00074% Final 2010 census result
-- South Ossetia[Note 20] 51,547 January, 2013 0.00071% Estimate
-- Faroe Islands (Denmark) 49,179 August 1, 2015 0.00067% Monthly official estimate
-- Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 38,247 January 1, 2015 0.00052% Official estimate
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,204 May 15, 2011 0.00063% 2011 census result
192 Monaco 37,800 December 31, 2014 0.00052% Annual official estimate
193 Liechtenstein 37,370 December 31, 2014 0.00051% Semi annual official estimate
-- Flag of Saint-Martin (fictional).svg Saint-Martin (France) 36,522 January 1, 2015 0.0005% Annual official estimate
194 San Marino 32,968 November 30, 2015 0.00045% Monthly official estimate
-- Gibraltar (UK) 32,734 December 31, 2013 0.00045% Annual official estimate
-- Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 31,458 January 25, 2012 0.00043% 2012 census result
-- Åland Islands (Finland) 28,875 September 30, 2014 0.0004% Official estimate
-- British Virgin Islands (UK) 28,054 July 12, 2010 0.00038% 2010 census result
-- Cook Islands 19,100 June 1, 2015 0.00026% Official estimate
195 Palau 17,950 July 1, 2015 0.00025% Annual official estimate
-- Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire (Netherlands) 17,408 January 1, 2013 0.00024% Official estimate
-- Anguilla (UK) 13,452 May 11, 2011 0.00018% Preliminary 2011 census result
-- Wallis and Futuna (France) 11,750 July 1, 2015 0.00016% Annual official estimate
196 Tuvalu 10,640 November 4, 2012 0.00015% 2012 census result
197 Nauru 10,084 October 30, 2011 0.00014% 2011 census result
-- Saint Barthélemy (France) 9,269 January 1, 2012 0.00013% Annual official estimate
-- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,069 January 1, 2012 0.000083% Annual official estimate
-- Montserrat (UK) 4,922 May 12, 2011 0.000067% 2011 census result
-- Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 4,255 February 10, 2008 0.000058% 2008 census result
-- Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 4,020 January 1, 2013 0.000055% Official estimate
-- Falkland Islands (UK) 2,563 April 15, 2012 0.000035% Final 2012 census result
-- Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) 2,562 July 1, 2014 0.000035% Official estimate
-- Norfolk Island (Australia) 2,302 August 9, 2011 0.000032% 2011 census result
-- Christmas Island (Australia) 2,072 August 9, 2011 0.000028% 2011 census result
-- Flag of Saba.svg Saba (Netherlands) 1,991 January 1, 2013 0.000027% Official estimate
-- Niue 1,470 July 1, 2015 0.000020% Annual official estimate
-- Tokelau (NZ) 1,411 October 18, 2011 0.000019% Final 2011 census result
198 Vatican City 839 July 1, 2012 0.000012% Official estimate
-- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 550 August 9, 2011 0.0000075% 2011 census result
-- French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) 140 2013 0.000000192%
-- Pitcairn Islands (UK) 56 2014 0.000000077% Official estimate