According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, they approved 2,887 background checks over the weekend.
That number is an increase of forty-three percent over the previous weekend, and thirty-nine percent over the same weekend last year.
Interest in concealed carry licenses have also seen a huge increase.
Classes which were half empty, are now over flowing and booked through most of August.
It is common for numbers to jump immediately after a mass shooting, such as the one Friday.
Dramatic increases have occurred after every major shooting in the US, since records were kept.
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