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In Wake Of Protests, Gun Sales So High Retailers Running Out Of Guns And Ammo, Report Says

Hank Berrien
In Wake Of Protests, Gun Sales So High Retailers Running Out Of Guns And Ammo, Report Says
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Gun sales have skyrocketed so dramatically that now some gun retailers are claiming they are nearly out of guns and ammunition.

In the wake of violent protests and looting across the nation, gun sales set a record nationwide for the month of June, The Washington Free Beacon reports. On Wednesday, Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting released a study showing over 2.3 million guns were sold in June, an increase of at least 145.3% compared to June 2019, short of the record 2.5 million in March, but far outstripping the estimated 1.7 million guns sold in May and 1.8 million in April.

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