Posted on 05/12/2022 5:23:53 AM PDT by marktwain
The National Instant background Check System (NICS) numbers and gun sales for April of 2022 are in. They reveal a consistent trend of gun sales which are the third-highest for the month on record.
In April about 1.31 million more private firearms were added to the private stock in the United States. The previous records for April were in 2021 with 1.67 million sold; 2020, with 1.65 million sold, and in third place, 2016 with 1.07 million sold.
Lines are for 2021 numbers, bars are for 2022
2022 is now in the third-place position.
It appears there is a “new normal” of gun sales resulting from large numbers of new gun owners and a continuing confluence of instability in multiple sectors of people’s lives.
There is instability in the political process. About half the population believes the 2020 election was stolen or “rigged”. The convincing documentary of 2000 Mules by Dinesh D’Sousa provides evidence for that view. President Biden’s approval ratings are very low.
There is instability in the economy. Inflation is rampant. Gasoline prices are at near-record highs; small businesses are in tatters after the disastrous Covid19 lockdown policies.
There is instability in foreign affairs. The hot Russia – Ukraine war continues with a furious pace of casualties and destruction. The war seems to serve no useful purpose, except the fight for survival and national ego.
There is instability in information and a severe lack of trust in information. The information war in Ukraine is in full swing, with both sides and outside influencers continually spinning and creating disinformation.
Information is a weapon in war. It is to be expected all sides are attempting to maximize it for their benefit. Trust in media in the United States may be at an all-time low.
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I’m always really thankful and grateful to see this kind of data: It reinforces what I understand to be true, which is that almost no one is taking the ChoMoeJoe presidency seriously, but they ARE taking the threats of violence and retaliation seriously.
I pray that this trend toward common sense continues. The 1st and 2nd Amendments: You can’t have one without the other! Your right to defend your personal property, your family, and your own life is a sacred right.
Thank you, Jesus!
Today is “National Buy an AR Lower Day”. For the mere investment of $70-$80 you can send a message to the powers that be, that there is another gun out here waiting to be put into use.
It is much easier for the government to prevent you from getting a gun, than it is for them to take away a gun you already have.
I have one coming. Should be at my friendly local Federal Firearms dealer in a few days.
Believe it is PAST the time to buy more guns and BLOAT or recover those supplies that are cached; it is time to use them
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