Gun sales top 1 million for 47 straight months, pro-gun group says

Gun sales topped 1 million in June, marking the 47th straight month of record gun sales.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation said that 1,110,696 background checks were for gun purchases of the 2,152,187 conducted in June, according to the Washington Examiner. The rest were for the right to carry in public places and other security permits.

"Americans have another million reasons to celebrate this Independence Day. More than 1.1 million times in June, Americans exercised their Second Amendment rights to lawfully purchase a firearm," NSSF spokesman Mark Oliva said. "That extends the streak to 47 continuous months that background checks for firearm purchases have exceeded a million."

"This is notable because these figures buck the demands by gun control politicians to surrender rights. Americans choose differently," he added. "They choose, by the millions, to keep and bear arms. They are keeping alive the vision of our Founding Fathers that this would be a nation that celebrates the ethos of a responsibly armed citizenry."

"Happy Independence Day," he added.

The Biden administration has advocated for tightening access to firearms and has secured the passage of some legislation to strengthen background checks.

Gun rights, however, have also advanced during his tenure, with many states passing constitutional carry legislation to eliminate permit requirements for citizens who wish to carry a firearm for self-defense.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.