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Gun Control & RKBA

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2. In Massachusetts, gun sales increased ca. 25% in 2020 and are tracking even higher for '21

Tue May 4, 2021, 04:12 PM

May 2021

https://www.google.com/search?q=gun+sales+increase+%22massachusetts%22

https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year_by_state.pdf/view

MA FBI background checks, January-April:

2018 54,909
2019 59,086
2020 62,339
2021 104,502

Whole year:

2018 211,295
2019 212,316
2020 262,582

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Gun sales are surging in a surprising state [View all] sarisataka May 2021 OP

Why buy guns you can't get ammo? nt doc03 May 2021 #1

I was thinking the same thing. LiberatedUSA May 2021 #8

I bought one in April melm00se May 2021 #9

When I lived in MA many years ago Just_Vote_Dem May 2021 #5

Why would you assume.... RotorHead May 2021 #10

Still strict. yagotme May 2021 #12

Illinois. hedda_foil May 2021 #3

How sad. Scrivener7 May 2021 #4

Why? RotorHead May 2021 #11

As per the article ... Straw Man May 2021 #6