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Gun sales go stratospheric in last 4 years
WND ^ | 8/3/2023 | WND Staff

Posted on 08/04/2023 9:21:28 AM PDT by Signalman

Those politicians who want to eliminate the Second Amendment, which holds that Americans have the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, have a long road ahead of them.

That's because gun sales in American have not even paused, surpassing 48 million over four years.

July, in fact, marked the 48th straight month in which gun sales passed the one million mark.

The Washington Examiner. reported a just-released FBI study showed likely sales of firearms in July totaled 1,023,903.

"July 2023 marks the 48th month in a row, 4 years, that has exceeded 1 million adjusted background checks in a single month," explained a statement from the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

Spokesman Mark Oliva said the sales mark is unlike anything that the nation ever has seen before, and it's probably because of leftist politicians insisting guns should be restricted or banned, and the increasing concern for safety.

"This is a remarkable milestone of four continuous years of over 1 million background checks for the sale of a firearm. That’s no small achievement and is indicative of the strong and sustained appetite for law-abiding Americans to take ownership of their Second Amendment rights," Oliva said.

He added, "This milestone was achieved in the midst of the continuous attacks by the Biden administration, which has demonstrated nothing but contempt for the Second Amendment and has twisted the levers of government to impede the ability of law-abiding citizens to legally possess firearms of their choosing. Americans are sending a clear signal each and every month. The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is not up for negotiation."

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunsales; wnd

1 posted on 08/04/2023 9:21:28 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: Signalman

As someone who spent the first 10 years of his life being raised less than one mile from the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, I really feel like a Minuteman now.


2 posted on 08/04/2023 9:32:41 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("There's no cryin' in baseball and there's no ethics in politics!" )
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To: Signalman

Women are now the no 1 buyers of handguns. Thanks Biden. You are now the number 1 salesman for guns.


3 posted on 08/04/2023 9:36:42 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Signalman
Has Bammie turned in his many awards?


4 posted on 08/04/2023 9:40:14 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (We are proles, they are nobility.)
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To: Signalman

Everyone knows what’s coming.


5 posted on 08/04/2023 9:41:15 AM PDT by Flag_This
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I really feel like a Minuteman now.


A reminder that we need the plural.

A well regulated militia........................

Folks, find your local militia, we are going to need them.

Find the warriors, they are out there.


6 posted on 08/04/2023 9:50:40 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Signalman

This warms the cockles of my cold, black heart. :)

Let’s Go, Brandon! :)


7 posted on 08/04/2023 10:06:18 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Flag_This

Yes. They do.

And when it happens, it will not be pretty for the arrogant thieving Leftist Scum.


8 posted on 08/04/2023 10:06:36 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: DownInFlames

Yup, women are indeed #1 buyers. And, handgun manufacturers are well aware. They’re all producing women friendly handguns. And, I don’t mean making them in pink. This go around they’re paying attention to features such as grip size, ease of slide operation, lighter trigger pull, etc. also, making them available I less powerful calibers such as 380, 9mm, even 22LR. I’m seriously thinking about the S&W EZ Slide in 9mm. There’s also a new 30 caliber being built that fits in between the 380 and 9mm. Considering it as well.


9 posted on 08/04/2023 10:45:37 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: PeterPrinciple
State Guard Association of the the United States (SGAUS). There are 16 States that operate under authority of Title 32, Section 109, of the United States Code. These units are typically called state defense forces, state guards, or state military reserves and are regulated by state law and operational guidance provided by the U.S. Army’s National Guard Bureau.

Although they operate under State law and the Governor can only mobilize them, they are too integrated with Army's National Guard for my taste.

Individual civilian militias operate on their own and may even contain radicals, not to mention infiltration by the alphabet agencies. I suggest no one go near them.

If the SHTF, think Swamp Rats. All that said, I don't condone any organization whose objective is to over-throw the US Federal government.

10 posted on 08/04/2023 10:50:44 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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To: Signalman

Good. It seems soon we will need them. With the human trash the democrats are importing and their protection of criminality we are on our own.


11 posted on 08/04/2023 12:00:06 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: A Navy Vet

think Swamp Rats.


agreed. But I am using old school thoughts on militia. During the civil war and others, it was individuals who formed up a fighting unit.

The concept is still needed.

My point is find the warriors in your neighborhood.


12 posted on 08/04/2023 1:43:19 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple
"Folks, find your local militia, we are going to need them."
I have read that if you are a male of military age and live in Florida, whether you know it or not, you are a member of the Florida militia. I'm way beyond military age, but I carry (with license although it is not needed any more) when I go out.
13 posted on 08/04/2023 2:53:28 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Flag_This

“everyone knows what’s coming”...except liberal politicians in BOTH sides of the aisle.


14 posted on 08/04/2023 2:57:11 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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