LSUDad Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 U.S. gun sales in the first six months of 2021 surged 15% to 22,243,220 from the same six months last year. This makes it the largest first half of the year figure since sales were first recorded in 1998. The increase is part of a trend. Sales of guns in the United States rose 40% last year to 39,695,315. 2021 Gun Sales Reach 25.1 Million: Here’s the Top State Douglas A. McIntyre 1 day ago U.S. gun sales in the first seven months of 2021 surged 13% to 25,125,896 from the same seven months last year. This makes it the largest first seven months of the year figure since sales were first recorded in 1998. The increase is part of a trend. Sales of guns in the United States rose 40% last year to 39,695,315. That represents the high water mark in annual gun sales since the current record-keeping system went into effect. Increases by state in July and for the first seven months varied substantially, as has been the case for years. The Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks gun sales and publishes a list of how many are handled as part of its National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Each month, the figures are reported by state. Nearly everyone put through this system qualifies as a buyer. People who are excluded usually have criminal records. Of the more than 350 million checks that have been done since 1998, there have only been 2 million denials. Therefore, the data is the best proxy for U.S. gun sales available. The New York Times points out that pandemic gun sales are largely over. While people who already own guns have been buying more, there is a new group of buyers. “New preliminary data from Northeastern University and the Harvard Injury Control Research Center show that about a fifth of all Americans who bought guns last year were first-time gun owners.” More of these buyers are people of color and women. NPR commented on another trend: “Most often, the first-timers are purchasing a semiautomatic handgun, outpacing the second-most-purchased firearm, shotguns, by 2 to 1, according to NSSF [National Shooting Sports Foundation].” Growing civil unrest may have prompted people to buy guns for personal and family protection, many social scientists have posited, although this remains a matter of debate. Another theory is that chaos brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was a major cause. A UC Davis School of Medicine study about fear of violence reports: “The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated persistent structural, economic, and social inequities in the conditions that contribute to violence and its consequences.” The gun sales increases in July and first seven months of 2021 should not be taken as unusual, nor should the rise in sales from 2019 to 2020 be viewed as an anomaly. They have increased most years since 1999. Annual sales first topped 25 million in 2016, 20 million in 2013, 15 million in 2011 and 10 million in 2006. In 1999, the first full year the FBI kept data, sales totaled 9,138,123. The state with the most gun sales through the first seven months was Illinois at 6,707,482. The state has only 4% of the population but accounted for 27% of gun sales for the period. In second place, Kentucky had 1,984,388 sales in the first seven months of 2021. That is over 7% of the guns sold nationwide, even though the state has only 1.3% of the U.S. population. Here are 2021 gun sales by state, including the District of Columbia and some territories: Alabama: 581,290 Alaska: 55,113 Arizona: 360,924 Arkansas: 173,978 California: 886,292 Colorado: 386,038 Connecticut: 180,514 Delaware: 42,905 District of Columbia: 6,884 Florida: 1,059,122 Georgia: 519,142 Guam: 2,547 Hawaii: 9,761 Idaho: 167,472 Illinois: 6,707,482 Indiana: 1,244,066 Iowa: 174,518 Kansas: 137,411 Kentucky: 1,984,388 Louisiana: 241,517 Maine: 74,104 Mariana Islands: 169 Maryland: 170,047 Massachusetts: 163,387 Michigan: 610,029 Minnesota: 568,852 Mississippi: 188,058 Missouri: 387,999 Montana: 95,347 Nebraska: 55,731 Nevada: 118,543 New Hampshire: 94,727 New Jersey: 151,141 New Mexico: 119,756 New York: 278,258 North Carolina: 497,299 North Dakota: 47,856 Ohio: 530,395 Oklahoma: 249,508 Oregon: 275,189 Pennsylvania: 863,914 Puerto Rico: 41,396 Rhode Island: 25,261 South Carolina: 299,794 South Dakota: 63,717 Tennessee: 590,497 Texas: 1,197,967 Utah: 733,790 Vermont: 31,340 Virgin Islands: 1,333 Virginia: 397,518 Washington: 438,343 West Virginia: 134,231 Wisconsin: 455,437 Wyoming: 50,907 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Glock Manufacturing Set to Grow in US (Dreamstime) By Charlie McCarthy | Friday, 06 August 2021 09:10 AM Comment| Print| A A The U.S. manufacturing of Glock pistols is expected to increase as the company finds ways to take advantage of export regulations. The Trump administration lowered export regulations on gun manufacturers in January 2019. According to The National Interest, Glock therefore finds it easier to export Glocks made in the U.S. than those made in Austria, where law requires express government approval and restricts exports to countries being sanctioned by the European Union and the United Nations. Georgia-based Glock, Inc., could follow pistol maker Sig Sauer, Inc., which appears on track to surpass German sister company Sig Sauer GmbH. Unlike Sig Sauer, though, Glock Inc. and Austria’s Glock Ges.m.b.H. appear to be fairly closely linked, The National Interest said. In the 2010s, Glock wanted to begin selling .380 Auto compact pistols in the U.S. The corporation has manufactured .380 pistols for the European market, but was prevented from doing so in the U.S. The .380 did not qualify in the U.S. under The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ "point system," which determines which pistols can be imported. With pistols made in the U.S. not subject to the same restrictions, Glock began making and selling pistols in America in 2014 with the Glock 42 — a .380, 6-round subcompact Glock. Glock Inc., located in Smyrna, Ga., currently produces models in the most common calibers for the U.S. market, though models in rarer calibers are still primarily made in Austria, The National Interest reported. The U.S.-made Glocks, with many parts from Austria, are similar to European models. Last month, The Associated Press reported the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition in the United States. That has impacted law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters — and could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle their weapons safely. Manufacturers say they're producing as much ammunition as they can, but many gun store shelves are empty and prices keep rising. Ammunition imports are way up, but at least one U.S. manufacturer is exporting ammo. Read Newsmax: Glock Manufacturing Set to Grow in US | Newsmax.com Important: Find Your Real Retirement Date in Minutes! More Info Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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