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Holiday gun sales shot to an all-time high this year, thanks to marketing that targets kids, women, the elderly and everyone in between.

“Basically, the idea is to get the ladies out of the mall and into my shop,” said Randy Glauber, owner of Glauber’s Sports in Carrollton, Ky.
In November, licensed gun dealers requested 1.53 million federal background checks for prospective gun buyers, breaking the record for the month set in 2008.

Holiday gun sales shot to an all-time high this year, thanks to marketing that targets kids, women, the elderly and everyone in between.

“Basically, the idea is to get the ladies out of the mall and into my shop,” said Randy Glauber, owner of Glauber’s Sports in Carrollton, Ky.

In November, licensed gun dealers requested 1.53 million federal background checks for prospective gun buyers, breaking the record for the month set in 2008.

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