Gun Sales

Firearm sales are skyrocketing in Oregon as residents rush to get ahead of Ballot Measure 114’s (BM 114) effective date of December 8, 2022.

A report from the Washington Post indicates federal agents believe they have compiled sufficient evidence to charge Hunter Biden over an alleged false statement on a gun purchase background check.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) warns that credit card companies have positioned themselves to track gun purchases and is asking the big three–Visa, Mastercard, American Express–why they are inserting themselves into Second Amendment issues.

NPR reporter Scott Simon spoke with a mother from Aurora, Colorado, who said she bought a gun for protection and asked her, “Why not just call the police?”

Gun stores in Canada have seen handguns fly off the shelves, with many selling out altogether after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was freezing all pistol purchases.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) began Valentine’s Day by sending a tweet which encouraged individuals to rat out “former (or current) partners” for selling guns. 

Lancaster Online reported Tuesday that agents with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, (ATF) seized firearms from an Amish farmer in Pennsylvania’s Leacock Township. 

The Economist pointed to the growing diversity of gun owners in America and noted that it is “bad for gun-control advocates.”

President Joe Biden took questions on Saturday’s Texas synagogue attack and suggested more gun control would not have stopped the attacker.

Joe Biden noted that suspect, Faisal Akram, 44, a British national, had allegedly purchased his gun on the street, before the incident.

New York is on pace to record its second-highest level of annual gun sales ever as 2021 draws to a close.

The FBI conducted 187,585 National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS) checks on gun sales and transfers on Black Friday 2021 alone.

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks for October 2021 represented the second-most checks for any October in history. 

A panel for the United State Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a pro-gun, July ruling, on Wednesday, describing to the foregoing decision as “moot.”

A National Firearms Study examining gun purchases from the beginning of 2019 shows nearly half of first-time gun buyers are women.

August 2021 saw the second-most number of National Instant  Background Check System (NICS) checks of any August in history. 

July 2021 proved to have the second most National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks of any July in history. 

A video apparently made during the Spring 2020 surge in gun sales shows ATF nominee David Chipman mocking first-time gun buyers as “Tiger King” and suggesting they endanger families.

June 2021 proved to be the second highest June for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks ever.

The Washington Post fact checked President Joe Biden’s claim that the purchase of cannons was prohibited by the Second Amendment and labeled the claim “false.”

President Joe Biden delivered Wednesday’s remarks on the administration’s strategy to prevent gun crimes across the country when he issued a stark warning for gun brokers who have willfully sold guns to people who are not authorized to own one and are used to commit violent crimes.

May 2021 proved to be the 17th consecutive month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks for firearm sales and transfers.

In a column highlighting the surge in gun sales, the New York Times admitted, new gun buyers are less likely “to be male and white.”

Etsy is banning the sale of gun parts and gun accessories, effective Tuesday, on its online marketplace platform.

April 2021 proved to be the 16th consecutive month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks for firearm sales and transfers.

March 2021 set a single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks performed. 

Amid reports Hunter Biden may have given false information on an ATF background check form, it is notable that the punishment for false answers on that form includes fines up to $250,000 and/or ten years of imprisonment.

Asian Americans are flocking to gun stores to arm themselves for self-defense amid the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. 

“Stimulus check equals gun money,” Brandon Wexler, owner of Wex Gunworks in Florida, told Forbes’ Aaron Smith last week.

A report from Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) shows handgun and long gun imports to the U.S. surged 60 percent in 2020 from the previous year.

February 2021 saw more NICS checks than any February in history, and that comes on the heels of 13 months in which a record for NICS checks was set for each month.

A report by the Washington Post indicates over two million guns were sold during January 2021.

January 2021 shattered the previous all-time high for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks performed in any month. 

On Saturday, The Hill reported on the record surge in firearm sales and suggested “spotty unrest” since the 2020 presidential election is a partial factor in the rush to buy a firearm.

Americans underwent over 21 million background checks and purchased nearly 23 million firearms during 2020.

December 2020 was the 12th consecutive month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks.