Gun-buying binge expected as election heats up

Published April 5, 2024 8:24am ET



Gun sales last month continued on their record-breaking 56th straight month of over 1 million, and industry executives expect the heated election and President Joe Biden’s threat to ban AR-15-style firearms to keep that rally hot.

In March, sales came in at 1,442,061, said the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms trade group that uses FBI background checks to determine the numbers.

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