Why Are Gun Sales Falling?
Holiday sales were sluggish, and 2018 is off to a slow start.
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January gun sales slumped in comparison to past years, according to new data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
The government doesn’t keep an exact count of firearms sold, but the system can be used as a proxy for sales and is considered an indicator for the industry. According to data kept by the agency, 2,030,530 firearm background checks were logged this January, down from 2,043,184 in the same month last year and 2,545,802 in 2016, which was a record year.