Gun Sales Surge Amid Fears of Gun Control Proposals From 2020 Democrats

Gun Sales Surge Amid Fears of Gun Control Proposals From 2020 Democrats
Firearms are shown for sale at the AO Sword gun store in El Cajon, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2016. Mike Blake/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Nearly 11 percent more guns were sold in the United States in October than a year ago, according to newly released data.

Roughly 1.2 million guns were sold this October, a 10.8 percent increase from Oct. 2018, according to Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting (pdf). The firm also estimated that about 1.1 million guns were sold in September, another increase of almost 11 percent from the same month last year.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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