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More than a million guns were sold in the U.S. for the 39th straight month in October, even as sales cool off from record pandemic-era highs, according to new data from National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
Monthly data from the NSSF estimated that 1,265,311 guns were sold at retail last month. That’s down 11.3 percent from October 2021, but still the fourth highest October since 2000, according to the data.
NSSF bases its estimate on the number of federal background checks run through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS.
Monthly gun sales have exceeded 1 million since August 2019, but since 2020, sales have at times topped 2 million, according to NSSF data. With more than 21 million guns sold, 2020 broke the previous record, set in 2016, by over 34 percent, and 2021 surged to second place with 18.5 million sold.
This year, sales have been below 2021 levels in every month except June, which saw an 8 percent increase, according to the data. With a total of 13,158,454 sold so far in 2022, sales are cooling off but still on pace to make it the third-best year tracked by NSSF.
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The BIG question is – who is buying them?
Good guys or bad guys?
Owning a gun doesn’t make you a musician.
Or something like that.
Meh.
Everyone’s ascared to use them for the purpose the Founders intended.
We proved THAT last Tuesday.
Joes about as good a salesman as Obummer. And we know the people who believe what they say don’t like guns, they want them banned and outlawed so who’s buying them?
Jethro
Good people buy them, bad people steal them
SNS
We’ll see. It won’t be a handgun or. AR if it happens. And if it does happen it’ll be the new fad.
IMHO Most people are buying these “just in case.” It may be something that happens just to them, their neighborhood, their country or the world. People all over are mad as hell about what is happening and are awaiting the one event that triggers whatever is coming. BE PREPARED is the message. Unless of course you live in commiefornia.
Rigged elections have consequences.
Finally, some good news for a change.
Where can a guy pick up a good used F-15?😉need a pilot too.
I picked up another Frankenstien 1911 last week. All Commanders. Great value dirt cheap if you know what to look for. #3’s going on it’s maiden voyage tomorrow if it’s not raining.