firearms sales

Coronavirus Pandemic Purchasing & the Recent Surge in Gun & Ammo Sales

Across the United States, long lines greet customers prepping for the pandemic at gun shops and sporting goods stores. Even in staunchly anti-gun utopias like Southern California, stores are packed with people that have descended like locusts, devouring everything in their wake. It’s a scene that plays itself out every time there’s some sort of...

NEWS: 2020 Firearms Sales at Highest Levels Since 2016

Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) estimates February 2020 U.S. firearms sales at 1,357,643 units, a year-over-year increase of 17.3% from February 2019. Likely single handgun sales (793,301) increased year-over-year by 19.5% whereas single long-gun sales (441,516) increased year-over-year by 12.4%. All other likely background check-related sales (122,826) increased year-over-year by 22.1%. This includes so-called...