December 23, 2020): Sales of guns and ammunition have been torrid since the Covid-19 pandemic began to sweep through America in March and eight million Americans bought a gun for the first time in 2020.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted 35.75 million background checks for gun purchases through November of this year. That easily exceeds 2019’s record of 28.36 million over the entire year. Gun makers Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger have reported double-digit increases in sales. Meanwhile ammunition has been selling out nonstop since the summer. https://www.forbes.com/sites/aaronsmith/2020/12/23/americas-pre-biden-gun-spree-outstrips-supplies-for-ar-15s-ammo/?sh=22e0ffc963e4
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 42,299 deaths from gun violence year-to-date from all causes including homicide, unintentional, defensive gun use and suicide. That an increase of 7% from the 39,523 gun violence deaths in all of 2019.
December 23, 2020): Sales of guns and ammunition have been torrid since the Covid-19 pandemic began to sweep through America in March and eight million Americans bought a gun for the first time in 2020.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted 35.75 million background checks for gun purchases through November of this year. That easily exceeds 2019’s record of 28.36 million over the entire year. Gun makers Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger have reported double-digit increases in sales. Meanwhile ammunition has been selling out nonstop since the summer. https://www.forbes.com/sites/aaronsmith/2020/12/23/americas-pre-biden-gun-spree-outstrips-supplies-for-ar-15s-ammo/?sh=22e0ffc963e4
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 42,299 deaths from gun violence year-to-date from all causes including homicide, unintentional, defensive gun use and suicide. That an increase of 7% from the 39,523 gun violence deaths in all of 2019.
The rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6th were not Trump supporters but members of the violent terrorist group in disguise. https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-were-rioters-capitol-antifa-members-disguise-gaetz-says-1559865
How many arrests/how many lawyers/how many dollars per billable hour..?
Federal prosecutors on Thursday for the first time described last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol as a “violent insurrection that attempted to overthrow the United States Government” — and one they consider to still be underway. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/15/feds-edge-closer-to-sedition-charge-459573
See also https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1258007/gov.uscourts.azd.1258007.5.0.pdf