Lines are numbers from 2021; bars are numbers from 2022.
Posted on 08/15/2022 4:56:24 AM PDT by marktwain
Gun sales and National Instant background Check System checks fell slightly in July 2022. The Supreme Court decision in the NYSR&PA v Bruen case robustly protected Second Amendment rights. As expected, gun sales dropped slightly in July 2022.
The gun sales in July were about 1.19 million, about a five percent drop from the 1.25 million in July of 2021 and 2.7% lower than July of 2016, making 2022 the fourth highest July for gun sales on record. NICS checks total were at 2.4 million, the third highest July on record. That is a 17% drop from NICS checks in 2021. Much of the drop is from the changes in Illinois law, which greatly reduced the number of background checks conducted for Firearm Owner Identification cards or FOID cards. The requirement to have FOID cards is being challenged in the courts.
The trend has not been reduced much, with 2022 likely to be the fourth or fifth highest year for total gun sales. About 8 million have been added to the private stock in the United States through the end of July, 2022.
Those numbers indicate significant uncertainty and fear in the pivotal election years of 2016 and 2020. Once President Trump was elected in 2016, stability and a robust economy resulted in lower gun sales.
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Lines are numbers from 2021; bars are numbers from 2022.
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Inflation will do that.
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I’m guessing a lot of would be buyers spent their money on 80% kits before the 24 Aug rule change.
It is in the courts, under dispute.
“...making 2022 the fourth highest July for gun sales on record.”
The three highest were during ‘0bama’s Reign of Error,’ correct?
Patriots were starting to wake up then. Then we had a reprieve under President in Exile Trump, then we picked up the pace after the steal!
Yes, I only bought three.
The record was set in July, 2020, during the run-up to the 2020 election.
Interesting...
The indoor range is 50 miles away now. Gas was $5.09/gall yesterday. A box of 50 9mm range ammo is $17.99. It has been $89 for a bucket of 350 9mm. A year couple's membership is $500. The consumables are pricing me out.
My last purchase was a fill-in...6 in S&W Model 610 (10mm). It remains NIB.
We did have a slight dip in July, but sales are back up after the Trump raid.
I suspect you are correct.
I work in a gun shop, this is direct observation, albeit from one store.
I watch GunBroker, it appears to me prices were trending down until last week...
I’ll never forget walking into the LGS the day after Obama was elected. Before that, if there were three people in there it was the owner, a worker, and me. That day, they were three deep at the counter.
I’ll never forget walking into the LGS the day after Obama was elected. Before that, if there were three people in there it was the owner, a worker, and me. That day, they were three deep at the counter.
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