Gun Sales Amid COVID-19 <br />Spike 71% in April According to data released Monday by Small Arms <br />Analytics and Forecasting (SAAF), April gun sales <br />increased 71.3% compared to this time last year. Approximately 1,797,910 guns <br />were sold in April 2020. March had an even higher surge <br />in sales with 2,583,238 guns sold, <br />an 85.3% increase versus last year. Mark Olivia, a spokesperson for the National Shooting <br />Sports Foundation, agreed that this has been <br />"the strongest April on record" for gun sales. Mark Olivia, via statement According to the 'New York Post,' <br />Americans are also hunting more as <br />reports of possible food shortages surface. As COVID-19 continues to plague the country, <br />Second Amendment advocates and <br />gun control activists continue to clash.
