Gun Sales SOAR Nationwide; How Many Guns Did Americans Purchase in January?
By The Daily Item. Federal background checks for firearm purchases hit record totals across the nation and in Pennsylvania in 2020, continuing a trend of increased checks coinciding with presidential election years.
The reasons for the increase in background checks and firearm sales, particularly in late 2020, those in the industry and gun owners say, are varied.
Some are concerned the new Biden administration will layer additional restrictions on gun and ammunition sales.
Others are concerned with growing division across the nation and distrust of law enforcement personnel.
Some simply want to protect themselves and their homes or are concerned about law enforcement being able to protect them. (Read more from “Firearms Sales Hit Record Highs in Pennsylvania, Nationwide” HERE)
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Boom in Gun Sales Continues in 2021
By Toledo Blade. Toledo-area gun store owners are reporting bare shelves and a months-long backlog as the demand for firearms and especially ammunition continues to exceed the supply.
They expect the 2020 record firearm and ammunition sales levels to continue at least for several months until pandemic-based anxiety and increased societal division subside.
Local stores are reporting an influx of first-time gun buyers, pointing to doubts about the election and fears that President Biden might keep his gun-control campaign promises. (Read more from “Boom in Gun Sales Continues in 2021” HERE)
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How Many Guns Did Americans Purchase in January?
By Townhall. Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the White House. One of their top priorities, outside of another coronavirus relief package, is pushing a radical gun control agenda. Once again, Americans are rejecting that policy position and showing support for the Second Amendment, as evidenced by the latest numbers released from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
The FBI conducted 4.31 million background checks in the month of January, its highest on record since November 1998. . .
4,317,804 firearm background checks were initiated with the FBI in January 2021, making it the highest monthly number on record and the first over 4 million. https://t.co/TCBxgDZ1Kb pic.twitter.com/6k4t9NjRuv
— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) February 1, 2021
According to Mark Oliva, the NSSF’s Director of Public Affairs, the Biden administration and their anti-gun stance have fueled Americans’ purchasing decisions, especially when it comes to firearms. . .
“January’s NICS figures clearly spell out that the demand of law-abiding Americans to purchase firearms isn’t abating. It is growing. Three of the top 10 weeks and one top 10 single day for the highest number of FBI NICS background checks occurred in January,” he explained. “Taken into context that all but one of the top 10 weeks and four other top 10 single-day records occurred during the 2020, when 21 million background checks were conducted, these are a jaw-dropping figures to start the New Year. Americans are claiming their Second Amendment rights to provide for their own safety in record numbers.” (Read more from “How Many Guns Did Americans Purchase in January?” HERE)
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