Everytown Responds to New FBI Data Suggesting Americans Bought 135% More Guns in July Than They Did Last Year
August 04, 2020
August 04, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Aug. 1:
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown, responded to new data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which found that 3.6 million background checks were conducted in July 2020 -- 79 percent more than in July 2019. That translates to an estimated 1.9 million guns sold, an in . . .
Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown, responded to new data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which found that 3.6 million background checks were conducted in July 2020 -- 79 percent more than in July 2019. That translates to an estimated 1.9 million guns sold, an in . . .