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From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S. In the first four months of 2024, nearly 5.5 million firearms were sold, averaging around 1.3 million per month. About 72% of gun owners say they own a gun primarily for protection. [3]
Data from the analysis found that the state sold 583,314 guns in 2023, ranking Ohio sixth in the country for the highest volume of firearms sales. The estimated total number of gun sales in Ohio ...
In 2023, Oregon had the fourth most gun sales per capita, with 1,372 sales per 10,000 people aged 21 or older. The only states with higher sales rates were Montana, Wyoming and Alaska.
The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.
The year 2020 has been a record one for firearms sales. While 2020 has been a bummer year for millions of Americans, one significant winner has been firearms. “Everybody went to the grocery ...
In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes. Gun deaths make up about half of all suicides, but over 80% of homicides. [5] Gun deaths in 2021 rose to levels not seen since the 1990s, but remained below rates of the 1970s. [6]
"Gun Violence in 2022, By the Numbers". The Trace. "Annual gun sales estimates are based on data from the FBI's National Instant Background Check System" ——— NICS firearm check data (for line chart) downloaded via link at NICS Firearm Background Checks: Month/Year. FBI.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation (March 31, 2023).
Sales of AR-15-style rifles soared in the runup to the election of Democratic president Barack Obama in 2008, after the school massacres at Sandy Hook in 2012 and Parkland, Florida in 2018, and ...