Gun Sales Surged in 2020 on Pandemic Anxiety, Political Uncertainty

Gun Sales Surged in 2020 on Pandemic Anxiety, Political Uncertainty
A worker restocks handguns at Davidson Defense in Orem, Utah, on March 20, 2020. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Gun sales in the United States set a record in 2020, FBI statistics show, in a year scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic and marked by social and political tensions.

In 2020, federal authorities carried out more than 39.5 million firearms background checks, which serve as a proxy for gun sales.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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