In this Nov. 18, 2014, photo, a researcher simulates a check done for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System or NICS, at the FBI’s criminal justice center in Bridgeport, W.Va. (Photo: The Associated Press) With Black Friday looming, consumers are being inundated with special offers and gun enthusiasts are no exception, but more gun sales are going unchecked on the busiest shopping day of the year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Last year, some 186,000 guns were sold by the more than 48,000 gun dealers in the U.S. — purchases not recorded by the National Instant Criminal Background Check, …read more