Even though local media reported hourly that the backlog on background checks was up to over ten thousand people, thousands of people crowded the aisles of a local gun show Saturday in Denver to purchase assault rifles and other guns. Ryan Parker wrote the story for the Denver Post, saying that
As of 7 p.m., Saturday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigations listed 12,797 checks in queue with a wait time of seven days. CBI listed 1,643 checks as processed on Saturday. The CBI has asked lawmakers for $500,000 to help handle the backlog.
The show continues today. Do you think a lot of Coloradans are worried about the federal government taking their guns?
Read more: Denver gun show draws huge crowd despite long background-check times - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22280309/denver-gun-show-draws-buyers-protesters#ixzz2GZ1trAuI
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