In 2020, 18.6 million guns already have been sold, setting a “record firearms sales pace,” according to a report this week.
Black Americans are a …
In 2020,18.6 million guns already have been sold, setting a “record firearms sales pace,” according to a report this week. Black Americans are a big part of that uptick: The largest firearm sales increase came from Black men and women, whose gun purchases increased by 58.2% during the first half of 2020, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Wanda James, co-owner of the new 1770 Armory and Gun Club in Denver, said the state of American politics is driving gun ownership among Black Americans. “We are definitely embracing our 2nd Amendment,” James told Fox News. “A lot of that is due to not feeling safe, and wanting to protect ourselves and our family in the same way that every other American is given that right, and I believe that Black America has decided to start embracing that.
