The FBI reported that Americans set a new record of 3.9 million background checks to purchase or possess firearms in June.
The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa.The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa.In a year marked by coronavirus fears, a slowing economy and nationwide protests calling for an end to systemic racism, more and more Americansthat Americans set a new record of 3.9 million background checks to purchase or possess firearms in June.
Illinois registered the highest number of background checks last month, with 706,404. That state was followed by Kentucky , Texas , and Florida . California rounded out the top five background checks with 158,349. By comparison, Washington, D.C., had 897 for the month of June, while Hawaii tallied 1,660 background checks and Vermont had 4,920, according to the FBI data.
"Civil unrest, rioting, looting and calls to defund police are unquestionably motivating factors of why this trend is increasing," said Mark Oliva of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearm industry trade association. "Americans are right to be concerned for their personal safety. It's entirely reasonable that law-abiding citizens are exercising their Constitutional right to purchase a firearm to protect themselves," he said in a written statement to NPR.
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