How Many Guns Did Americans Buy Last Month? July was the second-highest month on record, according to estimates based on seasonally adjusted background check data.
Posted on August 22 2020

"Americans bought an estimated 2.61 million guns in July 2020, making it the second-highest month on record, according to an analysis of FBI data.
This seasonally adjusted figure includes about 1.64 million handguns and 970,000 long guns (rifles and shotguns)."