Should I go buy an AR-15?

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24. Good luck trying to find one. Ammo is almost impossible to find and prices have skyrocketed

The Great TP Shortage has transferred to guns and ammo. 5 million new gun buyers since March, gobbled it all up.


'Tectonic shift' as first-time gun buyers grow to nearly 5 million

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Nearly 5 million Americans purchased a firearm for the very first time in 2020, according to NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry. NSSF surveyed firearm retailers which reported that 40 percent of sales were conducted to purchasers who have never previously owned a firearm.

NSSF tracks the background checks associated with the sale of a firearm based on the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System (NICS). The organization reports that background checks increased more than 71 percent over the same time last year, equating to nearly 5 million first-time gun owners in the first seven months of 2020.

NSSF surveys revealed that 58 percent of firearm purchases were among African American men and women, the largest increase of any demographic group. Women comprised 40 percent of first-time gun purchasers. Retailers noted that they are seeing a 95 percent increase in firearm sales and a 139 percent increase in ammunition sales over the same period in 2019.

Sales spiked in March, with a record-setting 2.3 million NICS background checks conducted for a firearm sale, the same month the corona virus pandemic struck.

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tectonic-shift-as-first-time-gun-buyers-grow-to-nearly-5-million#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20Nearly%205%20million%20Americans%20purchased,never%20previously%20owned%20a%20firearm.