Sales of guns soared 17 percent in October, jumping to an eye-popping 2,333,539 over September and setting an 18th straight monthly record and putting 2016 on par to be the biggest ever for gun sales at possibily 28 million, according to industry officials and FBI data.

Never have sales been so high in any October, and predictions are that gun purchases will soar to historic levels leading up to next week’s elections and after if gun control advocate Hillary Clinton wins the White House.

The FBI background check data closely parallels sales and is used as a gauge of weapons sold.

So far this year, a total of 22,206,233 background checks have been run, a 10-month record.

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