64 Gun-buying activity shatters records in 2020 amid lockdowns, riots, presidential election FBI saw largest yearly increase of background checks in 20 years. (justthenews.com) posted 57 days ago by WVNATIVE1942Johnny +65 / -1 4 comments share 4 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (4) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 2 ▼ – Coprolite 2 points 57 days ago +2 / -0 Hmmm what happened 20 years ago? permalink save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – Trader_Of_Spice 4 points 57 days ago +4 / -0 There was the Y2K bug which caused a lot of panic. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – ModernKnight 3 points 57 days ago +3 / -0 I remember some people getting real weird about that. I knew one guy who bought a pair of 30-06 rifles because he believed the dinosaurs were coming back. I think his was the most extreme case of the Y2K panic I saw. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – joatNH 2 points 57 days ago +2 / -0 2-3 day background checks right now. This time last year was 30-60min permalink save report block reply
Hmmm what happened 20 years ago?
There was the Y2K bug which caused a lot of panic.
I remember some people getting real weird about that. I knew one guy who bought a pair of 30-06 rifles because he believed the dinosaurs were coming back. I think his was the most extreme case of the Y2K panic I saw.
2-3 day background checks right now. This time last year was 30-60min