Gun Sales in July: 2 Million, Up 134.6% From July 2019
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(Worthy News) – There were an estimated 2 million firearms sales in July, which is an increase of 134.6% from July 2019, according to Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF).
“The firearms market continues at its far accelerated pace,” said SAAF chief Economist Jurgen Brauer in a press release. “Our estimates suggest that the market for the first seven months of 2020 now has nearly matched that of the entire year of 2019.”
When broken down, the data show that there were an estimated 1.2 million single handgun sales in July and about 0.6 million in single long-gun (rifle) sales. [ Source: CNS News (Read More…) ]
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