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2020 Shatters Annual Gun Sales Record, An Estimated 17 Million Sold Year-To-Date

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‘Each month since March has been the strongest of that month ever recorded.’ShareWith an estimated 17 million guns sold through October this year, 2020 now holds the record for most gun sales in a single year, according to new data released by the FBI Monday.A National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) analysis of the FBI data found that compared to October 2019, October 2020 saw a 60 percent increase in firearms background checks conducted. NSSF also estimated that nearly 7 million people purchased a gun for the first time between January and October.“Each month since March has been the strongest of that month ever recorded,” said NSSF spokesman Mark Oliva in a statement.The 2020 background check numbers surpass the previous annual record in 2016 of 15.7 million.While firearm and ammo sales have historically spiked during election years and after mass shootings or terrorist attacks, 2020’s surge has been sustained for months in response to the coronavirus pandemic, government lockdowns, widespread protests and riots, and the threat of a potential Biden-Harris administration in favor of gun control and gun confiscation.In 2019, Sen. Kamala Harris said so-called gun buybacks were and promised to take executive action on gun control if Congress failed to act within 100 days of her presidency. On the campaign trail this March, former Vice President Joe Biden got in a with a Detroit auto plant worker, telling the man he would “take your AR-14s.”“This much is clear as we head into Election Day: Americans of all political persuasions are exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and doing so in record numbers,” Oliva said.September 12, 2022August 29, 2022August 22, 2022July 19, 2022IntroducingJoin now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers×

‘Each month since March has been the strongest of that month ever recorded.’ShareWith an estimated 17 million guns sold through October this year, 2020 now holds the record for most gun sales in a single year, according to new data released by the FBI Monday.A National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) analysis of the FBI data found that compared to October 2019, October 2020 saw a 60 percent increase in firearms background checks conducted. NSSF also estimated that nearly 7 million people purchased a gun for the first time between January and October.“Each month since March has been the...

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