The FBI has found that June has ranked as the sixth highest for gun sales in the U.S. according to its National Instant Background Check System (NICS) numbers.
June came in at over one million gun sales for the month, according to Ammoland.
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, this is the 59th month of over one million sales a month. If July sales are over a million, it will be five complete years of over a million firearm sales a month. May, June, and July are traditionally the lowest months for firearms sales during the year, although the pattern is not absolute. Specific events can increase firearms sales. The assassination attempt, which came so close to ending former president and likely future president Donald Trump’s life, is such an event.
There may well likely be a bump up in firearm sales for July of 2024. Firearm prices are at historical lows to facilitate the bump.
AmmoLand recently published a special on Plumbcrazy complete lower receivers for the popular AR-15 type firearms at only $65.99 each. Add a Bear Creek Arsenal complete upper, chambered for .223, on sale for only $215.60, and you have a fully capable AR-15 rifle, sans sights or magazines, for under $300, including shipping, but not transfer fees or sales tax. A capable rifle for nearly all uses, from hunting to home defense or militia duty, all for about a week’s pay at minimum wage. Perfectly serviceable personal defensive pistols are showing similar deals. Several 9mm models are available under $300. Solid .22 rifles can be had for $100 on sale, with .22 revolvers at about the same and .22 semi-auto pistols at $200 – $300 on sale.
Sales for firearms have fallen a bit year over year, however, guns are still in very high demand with all the political and societal instability facing many Americans.
And if Donald Trump wins the presidency, there may be a heightened expectation that Democrats and their criminals pals will launch a series of riots. So, unstable times may be ahead in the near future.
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