Why Americans are buying more guns than ever
- Written by Aimee Huff, Assistant Professor, Marketing, Oregon State University
Gun stores in the U.S. are reporting a surge in sales of firearms.George Frey/AFP via Getty ImagesAmericans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, estimates that gun sales from March...


