With the current climate, I couldn't resist buying this gun when I found it at a pre-panic price.

[friendly_iconoclast]

5. Look at you with the continued "No *true* Democrat likes guns" schtick!

Meanwhile, in that well-known hotbed of right-wingers, Massachusetts-

Gun sales from licensed gun dealers increased 225% 2010-2020,
and ca. 330% 2006-2020

https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-gun-transactions-2006-2020/download

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Criminal Justice Information Services
Firearms Records Bureau
State Licensed Firearms Dealer Transactions* 2006-2020

2006: 41,160
2010: 60,649
2020: 135,641

*The transaction data above includes only sales and transfers of handguns, rifles, shotguns, or machine guns by licensed Massachusetts firearms dealers to individuals who have a valid Massachusetts firearms license, and reported to the Firearms Records Bureau via the Massachusetts Instant Record Check System (MIRCS) or paper firearms transfer (FA10) forms.

The transaction data in the above graph does not include:
1. Sales or transfers to individuals or dealers from out of state

2. Registration of firearms, rifles, shotguns, or machine guns by duly-licensed individuals

3. The private sale of firearms, rifles, shotguns, or machine guns between two duly-licensed individuals

https://www.mass.gov/doc/firearms-licenses-active-jan-1-2021

Firearms Licenses Active Jan. 1, 2021