New York Gun Purchases Jumped 121 Percent in June

Gun purchases in the state of New York jumped 121 percent in June 2020, compared to the sales in June 2019.

The New York Post reported there were 52,252 background checks performed for people wanting to buy guns in New York. Of those, “31,003 background checks, were for people seeking to buy a rifle.”

Buying a rifle instead of a handgun saves New Yorkers the extra step of getting a handgun permit before making their purchase.

Cliff Pfleger, owner of Long Island Gun Source, said, “When the original COVID scare started in the beginning of March and people thought they might get laid off, at that point we saw a huge surge. We sold out of almost everything we had in the store.”

Pfleger noted that “many first-time gun buyers opt to buy rifles in order to bypass the license needed for handguns.”

“The people who are coming to the store — a lot of them were first-time firearm purchasers, and they ... (Read more)

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