Gun Sales Dip Below 1 Million for First Time in 6 Years

AmmoLand ^ | August 8, 2025 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Most of the USA sees the country moving in the right direction.

[Carry_Okie]

For gun makers, it’s the Trump Slump.

[marktwain]

[lee martell]

Maybe the market is somewhat saturated for the time being.
I can recall a big rush to acquire guns starting when Obama was first elected. Many people expected him to try watering down the 2nd Amendment.

[AZJeep]

Time to buy guns!
You can get good deals now.
Every time there is talk about gun control, gun sales skyrocket. Every time, the 2nd amendment seems to be safe, gun sales drop.
So do not wait until there is another gun control alarm!
Buy guns now!

[Lurker]

Some of us are out of room to store them.

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[nwrep]

After the Barak Boom comes the Trump Slump.

[gundog]

I can recall a big rush to acquire guns starting when Obama was first elected.

The Day After was crazy at a LGS.

[escapefromboston]

Americans are not (currently) afraid of losing their gun rights

[Vaduz]

3D printers sales up ?.

[gundog]

Heads would explode if Trump said “Under my leadership, gun sales are down.”

[HockeyPop]

Not only does storage space become a premium, people run out of family to bequeath them to. Then there is the expense involved in upgrading optics, gear, precision and other considerations.

[KingLudd]

Seles of arms, ammo and gear exploded during the year of the summer of love. I know plenty of people who stocked up. Images of the McKluskys defending their home put the fear of the mob into a lot of people.

[Wallace T.]

It would be interesting to see if Colorado, which recently passed stricter gun control laws, has seen a spike in sales. Unfortunately, a Coloradan cannot go to a more gun friendly state like Wyoming or Kansas and buy a firearm if it violates Colorado law.

[eieio1]

Saving my $ to get a suppressor next year...

[Hyman Roth]

Not really a Trump slump. Gun sales have been through the roof through Obama/Biden years. Every patriot has one now.

[Savage Beast]

"Most of the USA sees the country moving in the right direction."

That's it, Mark.

This also explains a parallel trend:

"Unexpected group drives Americans' alcohol consumption to 90-year low"
"Republicans are leading the charge against alcohol consumption in the US."
Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14997533/americans-drinking-90-year-low-republicans.html

[Celtic Conservative]

I think that’s true. But I also think it might be market saturation. Plus there’s the fact that I’m running out of room in my gunsafe.😁

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[No name given]

There’s that.

[No name given]

That’s right.