ONE-FIFTH OF U.S. HOUSEHOLDS PURCHASED GUNS DURING THE PANDEMIC, A NATIONAL ARMING THAT EXPOSED MORE THAN 15 MILLION AMERICANS TO FIREARMS IN THE HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME, ACADEMIC STUDIES SHOW. AMERICANS PURCHASED NEARLY 60 MILLION GUNS BETWEEN 2020 AND 2022, ACCORDING TO AN ANALYSIS BY THE TRACE, A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT TRACKS GUN VIOLENCE. YEARLY GUN SALES ARE RUNNING AT ROUGHLY TWICE THE LEVEL OF 15 OR 20 YEARS AGO.
