5:51 PM, Mar 17, 2021SALT LAKE CITY — FOX 13 looked through FBI data on firearms sales background checks over the past year to see if Utah saw a surge in sales reflecting a widely-reported record-breaking year nationwide.The answer? Yes, and a lot more.The percentages in the graphic below reflect a per-capita comparison with Utah in orange and the nation in blue. Utah's 37 percent in 2020 means there were 37 background checks conducted for every 100 Utah residents. As you can see that rate is three times higher than the national rate which itself is a record.This following graph...…5:51 PM, Mar 17, 2021SALT LAKE CITY — FOX 13 looked through FBI data on firearms sales background checks over the past year to see if Utah saw a surge in sales reflecting a widely-reported record-breaking year nationwide.The answer? Yes, and a lot more.The percentages in the graphic below reflect a per-capita comparison with Utah in orange and the nation in blue. Utah's 37 percent in 2020 means there were 37 background checks conducted for every 100 Utah residents. As you can see that rate is three times higher than the national rate which itself is a record.This following graph...WW…