Gun sales in the United States reached record proportions on Black Friday as the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that they have received 185,343 requests for gun sales background checks. That amount approaches a record for just a single day and is far more than what was requested on Black Friday of last year. The FBI reported that they received 5 percent fewer requests for background checks last year. Black Friday was the same day that nine people were wounded and three killed in a shooting in Colorado at a Planned Parenthood clinic.

That, says the FBI, is nearly a new record and it means that they are processing a requested background check every two seconds, reports The New York Times. The previous record for FBI gun sales background checks for a single day happened on Dec. 21, 2012 when the FBI processed 953,613. That was the day after 20 children and four adults were murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

FBI background checks are done by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and is only done for check requests from gun dealers who are federally licensed by the government and for those who seek permits to carry a weapon. This is a sign used by the gun manufacturers to determine the health of the firearms industry but is no indication of overall sales. Many gun stores are not licensed by the federal government and background checks are usually never done at such events as gun shows. The FBI has been required to process the gun sales background checks since 1998.

After the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama once again called for stricter gun control laws. After the Black Friday numbers came out, Obama again spoke out for the need for gun control in the country. The president believes that “enough is enough.” The president has gone on record before and has made many an attempt to restrict the accessibility of firearms in the country as much as possible.