Gun Sales

The gun sales surge accompanying the Chinese conronavirus pandemic is overwhelming both state and federal background check systems.

It seems like only yesterday that Joe Biden was talking about the guns he was going to ban and the gun makers he wanted leftists to be able to sue into oblivion. 

Amid the rush for guns and ammo sales, a store owner in Arizona told Breitbart News the buying surge surpasses even the tremendous run witnessed during the post-Sandy Hook gun control push.

Gun sales in Colorado jumped 100 percent last week in reaction to the ongoing coronavirus threat and looming prospect of civil unrest should a worse-case scenario arise.

Ammo.com says the company saw a 276 percent sales increase last week alone as coronavirus concerns rose and seized the nation.

The Los Angeles Times reports that gun stores are one aspect of the economy seeing a surge in business as Californians react to coronavirus news.

Champaign, Illinois, Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen (D) issued an executive order that gives her the power to halt firearm sales in the city.

California gun sales are surging as Asian Americans arm up to defend themselves, should they be targeted by people angry over the existence of the Corona virus. 

Americans underwent over 200,000 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks, portending the purchase of enough guns to arm every active duty Marine.

Walmart has quietly instructed employees to remove any signage or displays that “contain violent themes or aggressive behavior.”

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has ruled that retailers in the state must sell long guns to 18-year-olds who wish to purchase them and have no criminal record to prevent the purchase.

Banks and credit card companies are exploring ways to detect when their customers are purchasing firearms and/or firearm accessories.

Gun control proponent David Hogg is pushing a boycott of mutual fund companies invested in firearm manufacturer stocks.

Wells Fargo stemmed the tide of the push for new financial restrictions on gun makers and sellers by stressing that it is not a bank’s job to set U.S. gun policy.

Kroger subsidiary Fred Meyer announced they will no longer sell firearms and ammunition. The superstore has been selling guns and ammo at roughly 45 stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.

Kroger announced Thursday that it will not longer sell firearms or ammunition to persons under 21 years of age.

FBI stats show Black Friday 2017 shattered the single-day background check record by logging over 200,000 checks.

Amid all the establishment media chatter about a “Trump Slump” in gun sales, National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) Mike Bazinet says the evidence indicates 2017 could be the second or third highest year for background checks in the past two decades.

The first six months of 2017 witnessed the second largest number of firearm background checks ever recorded for the first half of a given year, according to the FBI.

Dan Savage said the right in politics is only talking of the violence of the left because it needs a way to re-energize gun sales.

Months after the 19-month streak of record-breaking background checks came to an end, the number of background checks for April 2017 reached near-record levels.

The election of President Trump – coupled with Republican control of the House and Senate – shows that “Democrats are good for gun sales.”

Gun sales fell below record levels since Donald Trump was elected president, but the Washington Post reports they are still rising among minorities who are scared of Trump’s administration.

Since the November 8, 2016 election of Donald Trump, the Dow Jones has surged — but the prices of gun stocks have fallen.

Newly-released FBI figures show that the number of background checks conducted for gun purchasers in 2016 were so high they actually beat the previous annual record by more than 4 million.

As gun sales have skyrocketed over the past 19 months, ammunition sales have also surged, with “17,850 tons” of imported ammunition being sold in the past 12 months.

Already, more background checks for firearm purchases have been conducted in 2016 than any year in history.

The number of background checks for gun purchases performed on Black Friday 2016 broke the record for Black Friday background checks as well as the overall single day record.

Background checks indicate retail gun sales have been on a record pace for the past 18 months, and gun store owners say women are a driving force behind the surging sales.

Sales of AR-15s and the earnings of Sturm, Ruger and Co. have something in common during the last portion of the current presidential election cycle: both are skyrocketing.