Gun sales last month continued on their record-breaking 56th straight month of over 1 million, and industry executives expect the heated election and President Joe Biden’s threat to ban AR-15-style firearms to keep that rally hot.
In March, sales came in at 1,442,061, said the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms trade group that uses FBI background checks to determine the numbers.
While those sales were lower than a year ago, the overall number remained strong, said NSSF spokesman Mark Oliva, who explained that Biden’s threats to gun owners are a contributing factor.
“Over 1.4 million Americans lawfully purchased a firearm at retail in March, a trend of over 1 million background checks for firearm sales that’s continued for nearly five years. Recent polls showed President Biden scored low marks for his policies attacking the
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