From Reuters:

The FBI recorded 2.8 million background checks during December, surpassing the mark set in November of 2 million checks. The number was nearly 50 percent over December 2011, when the FBI performed a then-record 1.9 million checks.

It's pretty clear why Americans feel the need to protect their families, businesses and property: The re-election of anti-Second Amendment Barack Obama and the calls from the far left and their media allies to restrict legal gun sales following the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.

Gun-sale background checks set record in December: 2.8 million