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Gun Sales Hit Record in 2012; a Spike in Purchases Expected After School Shooting

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com People are buying guns in record numbers. The FBI recorded nearly 17 million background checks of gun purchases in 2012, the most since the bureau began compiling the date in 1998, the Huffington Post reports. Since the background checks don’t include multiple gun purchases, the number of guns sold this year are…

Border Patrol Agent Suicides Spike

allan14 years ago01 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Something is seriously ailing the U.S. Border Patrol. The Associated Press reports that the agency has seen the biggest spike in suicides among agents in at least 20 years. The news service reported that at least 15 agents have committed suicide since February 2008. It said few left notes. “Federal officials…