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Thousands of gun enthusiasts — more so than ever — flocked to the Florida State Fairgrounds for the Florida Gun Show event.
Organizers say they had a record number of people attend the event on Saturday, Feb. 24, almost 7,000, and more the next day.
The manager for the Florida Gun Show, George Fernandez, says they’ve never seen such a big crowd. About 95 percent of the vendors at the show, Fernandez says, are required by law to run background checks since they are licensed dealers. However, the other five percent of vendors are private citizens.
Several Florida counties, including Pinellas and Hillsborough, have passed ordinances that would require private citizens to run background checks as well.
Nikolas Cruz, 19, passed a background check before purchasing a semiautomatic AR 15-style rifle.
