‘Trump effect’ settles down gun sales to normal pace

Published March 6, 2017 6:54pm ET



The election of President Trump has calmed down the pre-election surge in gun sales driven by expectations Hillary Clinton would win and immediately impose gun control.

The craze that made 2016 the first year ever to see sales over 27 million, has settled down to normal patterns, according to FBI background check information released Monday.

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