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12 February 2011

WBOY-TV News (West Virginia)

MORGANTOWN - David Helms of Marstiller Gun Store says for the past 20 years he's worked there, he's noticed the trend. "A lot of woman are buy their fella a gun, and then a lot of guys are buying their wife or girlfriends guns, even granddaughters," Helms said. According to the FBI gun statistics, firearms background checks in West Virginia have increased from more than 20,000 in the past five years. The store says it sees an increase in the amount of gun sales not... (GunPolicy.org)

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