When the coronavirus pandemic hit the US in March, the FBI processed 3.7 million firearm background checks, the most since it started keeping track in 1998.Many new gun buyers say fears brought on by the pandemic, economic recession, and nationwide protests have fueled their decisions to purchase a firearm.
During a record-breaking year of firearm background checks across the country, he wasn't the only one to make that decision. The biggest surge of recent sales here has been with handguns and shotguns — not for hunting, but for self-protection."People are scouring," Randy Quick, another customer, added. "They're emptying the shelves, you know? So it's a different time."
But these shops aren't free of their critics — especially from groups that advocate against gun violence. "She's been kind of turning the blind eye to me owning it," he said. "I think there is a subtle piece of assurance that I do have something to protect us. She won't admit that, I don't think, but from a safety standpoint, I've always looked at it as an ultimate, like, last resort."Guy Wagner for Business Insider Today
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