New York Gun Sales Spiked<br />in June, Study Says The ‘New York Post’ reports<br />that New Yorkers bought more<br />guns this past June than any<br />other June in the past decade. The FBI reportedly ran over 52,000<br />background checks for firearm purchases,<br />a 121 percent increase from 2019. Of those background checks, 31,003 were<br />for people trying to purchase a rifle. 11,585 background checks<br />were for handgun purchases. June also accounted for a<br />rise in New York gun violence,<br />with gunshot injuries experiencing<br />a 238 percent increase. According to the NYPD, there were a<br />total of 205 shootings in June 2020, making<br />it the bloodiest June since 1996. Nationwide, researchers of the University<br />of California Davis have found a link between<br />increased gun sales and gun-related injuries. They estimate that an extra 2.1 million guns sold<br /> between March and May account for 776 gun-related<br /> injuries that would have otherwise not occurred.
