Many People Now Want a Gun

New York Times: “Many gun buyers now are saying they are motivated by a new destabilizing sense that is pushing even people who had considered themselves anti-gun to buy weapons for the first time — and people who already have them to buy more. The nation is on track in 2020 to stockpile at record rates, according to groups that track background checks from F.B.I. data.”

“Across the country, Americans bought 15.1 million guns in the seven months this year from March through September, a 91 percent leap from the same period in 2019.”