Gun sales soar as violent crime drops, ATF says

Published December 5, 2019 9:23pm ET



As calls from lawmakers and gun control activists grow, so too has the number of Americans who own guns.

A record 423 million firearms were reported in civilian possession from 1986 to 2018, according to newly-released data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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