Background checks for gun sales hit record
(WorldNews Mexico)

Copyright © 2020 Albuquerque Journal Exterior of Ron Peterson Firearms store near Nob Hill, which, like other gun stores, is closed to the public. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal) SANTA FE - Similar to many other states, New Mexico had a record-setting month in March for firearm background checks amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The FBI performed 24,571 background checks in the state last month through its National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which does not account for how many guns each person buys. The number exceeds that of any month in New Mexico since the FBI began tracking firearm background checks in 1998. When compared with the number of background checks during the...