Riots, Violence And Corona Fears Led To Record Gun Sales In June Per FBI
Facebook Twitter Flipboard COVID-19, BLM, and Antifa violence, the call for defunding the police, and many cities actually capitulating to those “demands” have had a very unintended consequence. It seems these actions have motivated more and more Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights. record gun sales in June According to new data from the […]
COVID-19, BLM, and Antifa violence, the call for defunding the police, and many cities actually capitulating to those “demands” have had a very unintended consequence. It seems these actions have motivated more and more Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights. record gun sales in June
According to new data from the FBI indicates that gun sales exploded in June, hitting a brand new all-time high.
Here’s more from The Daily Wire:
“The new coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest after the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing movement to defund police are bringing in new buyers worried about their personal safety, according to buyers, store owners and gun experts,” The Wall Street Journal reported. “In June, background checks for firearms were up 136%, compared to a year earlier … background checks in June for civilians seeking a license to carry were the highest since the FBI began conducting checks 20 years ago.”
FBI statistics that were released at the start of the month showed that 3,931,607 background checks were processed last month, which is by far the most ever recorded. The previous all-time record was set in March—when parts of the U.S. began going into shutdown over the coronavirus—when 3,740,688 were conducted.
Per the Wall Street Journal:
Dealers estimate that 40% of sales are going to first-time buyers, an increase over the normal average of about a quarter, according to an NSSF survey.
During most big sales increases, buyers tend to be gun aficionados or Second Amendment supporters. But this time, sales of handguns, which are used for personal safety, are the strongest.
One gun buyer told the WSJ he was applying for a permit because he is afraid the police in his area aren’t able to protect him. “I don’t want to ever shoot anybody ever,” he said. “But if I had to duck and shoot back in self-defense, at least I’d have a chance.”
How sad is it to hear good, law-abiding American citizens say something like this? This is how far our society has devolved over the last several months.
Of course, the seeds of unrest were planted long ago by former President Barack Obama years ago. This is just the fruit of all his labor.
And it’s not just conservatives going out and buying up all the guns either.
John Kingdon, 42, has marched and signed petitions for gun control, spurred by the 2012 mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado and another at a gay nightclub in Orlando in 2016. But in May, the registered Democrat who lives in the Denver area bought a Sig Sauer P320 semiautomatic pistol online for around $550.
“If I had a hard time getting police to respond to me when we weren’t in a pandemic, what about now?” he said.
Excellent point.
Truth be told, there’s no better time to own a gun. We have always held the primary responsibility for our own safety. It’s just that now people are starting to have their eyes opened to that reality.
Parts of this post were first seen at Flag and Cross
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