NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
Recent national reports have shown a spike in background checks for gun sales throughout the country following the Colorado movie theater shooting, though sales in the Volunteer State remain average.
According to the Denver Post, background checks for people wanting to buy guns in Colorado jumped more than 41 percent after the shooting at the Aurora movie theater.
One store in Charlotte, North Carolina saw at least a 30 percent increase in sales since the shooting.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation explained they have not noticed a significant spike in background checks throughout the state.
Guns And Leather in Greenbrier told Nashville's News 2, their business has been steady but has not spiked since the shooting.
TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm told Nashville's News 2, "In 2011, we ran 21,435 transactions during July. As of yesterday, we have run 20,856 and still have a week left in the month."
Helm said they expected to run more checks this month compared to a year ago.
The Tennessee Instant Check System ran a total of 347,792 background checks last year.
Helm noted the checks do not equal the number of guns sold because the purchaser could buy multiple weapons at the same time during one check.
