March set a new record. Not monthly record; highest monthly total ever. Eyeballing it, it appears the previous record was 3,314,594 in December 2015; March beat that by 12.9%. Bear in mind, that’s even with jurisdictions attempting to close gun stores to stop sales.

No, that wasn’t “superowners” panic-buying guns. We prepped years ago. A lot of that was first time buyers; maybe hundreds of thousands.

Nor was it all purchases. NICS covers carry license background checks, too. So figure many, many new carriers.

Maybe it’s the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maybe it’s “Tippy” Johnson’s HR 5717 Victim Disarmers Wet Dream Act. Major threats to 2A rights always drive sales.

Maybe it’s the combination of mass releases of inmates and law enforcement telling us respond to calls. If they won’t, we must ourselves.

Whatever it was, the next time you hear a violence-enabling victim disarmer claim that 90% of Americans want bans, red flag orders, licensing, or Johnson’s people control kitchen sink of a bill, remember: In one month, 3,740,688 people disagreed.

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