Article from The Washington Free Beacon by Stephen Gutkowski.
Gun sales exploded across the United States as the coronavirus pandemic spread, with retailers experiencing the highest sales volume in recorded history.
More than 2.5 million guns were sold in March as fears over the effects of the coronavirus spread, according to an analysis of FBI background check data released Wednesday by Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting (SAAF). The buying craze marked the busiest month on record for gun stores, even as some faced shutdown orders from state and local authorities. The record-setting monthly sales nearly doubled the 1.4 million guns sold in March 2019.
A separate analysis from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade group, reached the same conclusion.“Our adjusted numbers are the largest month on record,” Mark Oliva, a spokesman for the group, told the Washington Free Beacon.
Concerns about the coronavirus—which has resulted in the release of certain prisoners, reduced enforcement of certain laws, and reduced police force numbers—drove Americans to their local gun stores and online ammunition dealers at a pace unseen before by many in the industry. The rush has been exacerbated in some states by the closure of gun stores. The high demand from Americans in the time of crisis has been repeatedly cited by gun-rights groups as they’ve sought to challenge shutdown orders in court.
Read the entire article at The Washington Free Beacon.
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No surprise here! We need to be prepared for further government intervention in our lives.
Awesome this is great I think every true American should own a gun for their protection. As you can’t trust anyone else especially the corrupt government we have today.
Democrats believe they’re anointed with the authority to issue decrees and their subjects will comply. Regarding natural human rights such as protection of self and family, they’re facing very stubborn, soon to be disobedient non-subjects, e.g., New York, Connecticut and Washington. Perhaps it’s time to allow on-line purchasing of firearms. They could be shipped to private licensees via some sort of special certification akin to certified mail.
I would really like to know how many of those firearm sale were first time purchases. I, for one, have all the firearms I would ever need in times of crisis. That includes ammo for all of them. That’s why I would like first time figures.
To all Americans, President Trump knows that our 2nd Amendment rights are very important for a secure Nation. So screw all of you evil Democrat Communists.