C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
Understandable given the increased threat of violence against African Americans by the violent, racist right.Interesting....I guess we should all applaud this new-found support for the 2nd amendment, eh? I sure do....as has been often said here..an armed populace is the only true guarantee of freedom.
When Americans panic, they buy guns — lots of them. During the first six months of 2020, amid a global coronavirus pandemic, gun retailers have reported a record 10.3 million firearm transactions, according to a new survey by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Overall, gun sales in the U.S. have increased by 95 percent while ammunition sales have increased 139 percent compared to the same period last year.
And while various demographic groups are buying guns in 2020, African-Americans account for the highest increase in gun purchases of any group.
"The highest overall firearm sales increase comes from Black men and women, who show a 58.2% increase in purchases during the first six months of 2020 versus the same period last year," Jim Curcuruto, NSSF director of research and market development noted in his report. “Bottom line is that there has never been a sustained surge in firearm sales quite like what we are in the midst of.”
And the notion that an armed populace is the only true guarantee of freedom is nonsense.
Citizens have the right to carry firearms pursuant to lawful self-defense in the context of criminal attack, not to ‘defend’ against government incorrectly perceived to have become ‘tyrannical.’