To some extent, Horowitz of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence doesn’t disagree. Rather, he said it will simply reinforce the need for a deeper understanding of gun safety: “The answer is to get better education.” Oliva doesn’t think the Baldwin shooting will necessarily change or reshape the larger debate around gun control. Given the concern among some people that their ability to buy a gun in the future may be limited, they are making those purchases now, Oliva said. last year.Īnother factor that Oliva and others cite behind the sales surge: the election of President Joe Biden, a Democrat who has been a gun-control advocate and talked about the need for legislation to keep the firearms industry in check. He noted there were 8.4 million first-time buyers in the U.S. Oliva believes that sales have also remained strong this year in part because first-time gun buyers are likely opting to purchase another firearm as they become more comfortable and familiar with gun ownership.
“‘There’s still a lot of concern for personal safety.’ ” - Mark Oliva, spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation The continuing sales surge speaks to societal fears brought on by the pandemic and the civil unrest of last year, NSSF spokesman Mark Oliva said. That already puts the 2021 year-to-date figure ahead of the entire of 2019. NSSF, whose research is based on government data, doesn’t track actual sales, but said the background-check figure is a reliable measure of such.Īnd while the NSSF doesn’t expect the 2020 number to be surpassed in 2021, it says sales are continuing at a strong pace - with 13.7 million background checks recorded through the end of September 2021. hit an all-time high of 21 million in 2020, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade group for the firearms industry. “People are injured and die by firearms in so many different situations,” said Josh Horowitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.īackground checks for gun sales in the U.S.
“ Some are saying the Alec Baldwin prop-gun shooting could serve as a warning for society as a whole about the dangers of guns.
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