A record number of guns were sold last month, marking the highest number of firearms sold in March, FBI data shows.
According to the feds’ background check database, which is commonly used to measure number of guns sold, a whopping 2,767,699 background checks were run in March alone for individuals looking to purchase firearms.
For comparison, that’s nearly 200,000 more than the 2,586,138 background checks that were run in December, typically the highest month for firearm sales due to the holidays. In fact, March saw the highest number of gun sales since December of 2016, when slightly more than 2,770,000 background checks were requested.
Additionally, memberships to the NRA and other Second Amendment advocacy groups have skyrocketed following calls by the left for tighter gun restrictions on firearms like the AR-15. The NRA recently announced that donations to the group have tripled since the Parkland shooting in February, even as the left has launched an all-out assault against gun owners and Second Amendment rights organizations.
I guess Americans really don’t like it when someone tries to take their rights away.
Gosh, I feel like I’ve heard that somewhere before.