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    The Explosive July Gun Sales Figure Also Revealed Another Benchmark Was Clinched For 2020

    Matt Vespa
    Posted: Aug 05, 2020 6:00 AM


    Source: AP Photo/Alex Brandon


    So, we already know that July gun sales were through the roof. The police are being hamstrung, under threat of being defunded, and spit on by liberal politicians. Riots are raging out of control in some of the most liberal bastions of the country. There is no law and order. People are throwing bombs at federal agents. Yes, federal agents had to be deployed in some cities to enforce the law and protect federal buildings. It’s mayhem. With more and more residents seeing that the police cannot protect them, scores of Americans are buying guns. There are now 10 million new first-time gun owners this year. Will that impact the election? It remains to be seen. A gun owner does not equal a solid GOP voter. Still, the uptick in the number of firearms sold which started when the COVID lockdowns began has been further injected with steroids this year. It’s August and more guns have been sold thus far than in all of 2019 (via Fox Business):
    In July, there was a year-over-year surge of roughly 135%, according to statistics released Monday.
    An estimated 2 million firearms were purchased in July, 134.6% more than July 2019, the research firm said in a press release, according to Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting.
    “[T]he firearms market continues at its far accelerated pace,” said SAAF’s chief economist, Jurgen Brauer. “Our estimates suggest that the market for the first seven months of 2020 now has nearly matched that of the entire year of 2019.”
    […]
    June: A 145% surge in gun sales compared to the previous year, with more than 2.38 million guns sold.
    May: An 80.2% increase compared to 2019, with approximately more than 1.72 million guns sold.
    April: A 71.3% increase, with more than 1. 79 million guns sold.
    March: An 85.3% spike, with more than 2.58 million guns sold.
    […]
    Mark Oliva, a spokesperson for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said the figures have “outpaced last year’s” numbers – and set monthly records – for each month since March.

    Hey, with Democrats wanting to abolish law enforcement with social workers, can you blame folks. In Minneapolis, I kid you not, residents are being told to be prepared to surrender their belongings to armed intruders. This is madness. It’s also a glimpse into Joe Biden’s America.

    Minneapolis City Government tells residents to be ready to give up their phones and wallets and to always cooperate with criminals: pic.twitter.com/qQhw4YLRSY
    — Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) August 1, 2020

    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattve...-2020-n2573749
    ”The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” - Margaret Thatcher

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    Not so sure we can equate all gun sales with a conservative voter as you point out in your message. Perhaps some should be concerned that the liberal side has also woken up to the idea that the ownership of firearm in this climate is a good thing. We can perhaps also rightly assume that most of them however do not know how to use or care for the firearm correctly after they obtain it. I would not presume this is correct in all cases though.

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    A gun owner does not equal a solid GOP voter.

    You are right about that. My 29 y/o son is uber-lib and adds to his inventory every payday. It's like he's getting ready for something, and I don't mean something nefarious, he's a normal guy with a good job, education, credentials, etc., but senses something coming, maybe. He got a concealed carry license earlier this year, then joined the local gun club, goes to the range whenever he can, and starts one of their advanced tactical training courses this coming Saturday morning. The overall interest isn't new, but the stocking up since the first of the year and taking classes seems weird. And, a lot of his friends are getting into firearms -- even the one that is fairly meek and styles women's hair for a living sought his advice on the best gun to get for his first.

    I've noticed an increase on social media about "libs own guns, too" and that sort of thing.

    Sounds like everybody's getting ready for something.

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