{"id":2320632,"date":"2024-08-07T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-sales-jump-in-response-to-trump-shooting-and-harris-nomination-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T15:21:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T19:21:40","slug":"gun-sales-jump-in-response-to-trump-shooting-and-harris-nomination-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-sales-jump-in-response-to-trump-shooting-and-harris-nomination-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun sales jump in response to Trump shooting and Harris nomination &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgun-sales-jump-in-response-to-trump-shooting-and-harris-nomination-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent surge in gun \u200dsales has been observed\u2063 following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as the\u200c Democratic presidential\u2063 candidate. This marks\u2063 the first significant increase \u200din sales in nearly a \u200dyear, which had been declining month-over-month. Gun store owners attribute this resurgence to the political\u200c climate and fears surrounding potential firearm bans promoted by Harris, particularly due to her selection of Minnesota Governor Tim \u2063Walz, known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-are-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot-on-gun-control\/\" title=\"Democrats hurting themselves with gun control stance.\">gun control stance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sales\u2062 for \u200bJuly 2024 surpassed a million firearms, continuing a trend \u200cof over \u200ba million sales\u2063 for five consecutive years. The National\u200b Shooting Sports Foundation\u200b reported that the number of\u2063 FBI\u200b background checks \u200bhas also seen an \u200duptick, reflecting heightened activity in the gun market. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-breaking-the-law-makes-manchin-angrier-than-ev-push\/\" title=\"Manchin angrier at Biden&#039;s &#039;law-breaking&#039; than EV push\">customers express concerns<\/a> for their security \u200dand the potential threat to their gun ownership, stirred by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-cancels-ramadan-event-as-muslims-refuse-to-attend\/\" title=\"White House cancels Ramadan event due to low Muslim attendance\">recent \u2063political events<\/a> and discussions around\u2064 gun control. The\u2064 combination of these factors has led\u2064 to a renewed sense of\u2063 urgency\u2062 among \u2064gun buyers, reversing previous expectations of a politically quiet year in gun sales.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gun sales jump in response to Trump shooting and Harris nomination<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1725204\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sales<\/a> turned up for the first time in nearly a year after last month&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempt on former President Donald Trump and promises of firearm bans from Vice President Kamala Harris following her anointment as the Democratic presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>While still high historically, sales month over month had slowed until the shooting and elevation of Harris, who selected liberal gun-grabber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1561457\/new-minnesota-gun-control-laws-go-into-effect-tuesday\/\" title>Tim Walz<\/a>, the Minnesota governor, as her running mate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gun sellers told Secrets that the combo has led to a sales spike and raised fears among owners.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Business picked up a few percentage points at the end of July into early August, and I think we can thank Kamala Harris and the Democrat Party for that,&rdquo; said Justin Anderson, marketing director for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattgunstore.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEgmhZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHb9aC7EBpS6NVF8GSz7yHVEFxMFhhMJTZ6Wuh2nx4X1Sy865udQZWSi1Yg_aem_DktdwnckUwt9A49kWpHKAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hyatt Guns<\/a> in Charlotte, North Carolina.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July marks 60 consecutive months &ndash; or five years &ndash; of more than 1 million monthly NSSF-Adjusted FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) verifications for the sale of a firearm at retail.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aryzI5aAjs\">https:\/\/t.co\/aryzI5aAjs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NICS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NICS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SHOTBusiness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SHOTBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NSSF&mdash;The Firearm Industry Trade Association (@NSSF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSSF\/status\/1820940673220276316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Daily FBI background checks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/file-repository\/nics_firearm_checks_-_day_month_year.pdf\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>turned upward<\/a> after President Joe Biden was pushed out of his reelection, helping July record a higher number than July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-voted-for-15-wage-he-served-on-the-board-of-a-company-that-fought-against-min-wage-law\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly Voted for  Wage. He Served on the Board of a Company That Fought Against Min. Wage Law.\">industry trade group<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, said July sales were over 1 million, marking five straight years of consecutive monthly sales of over 1 million. The group estimated sales over those five years of 86,410,889 firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Trump shooting and the elevation of former California Sen. Kamala Harris to Democratic presidential candidate, gun sellers and buyers had told Secrets that they didn&rsquo;t expect politics to play a big role in sales this year.<\/p>\n<p>But that has changed dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Miller, the CEO of the popular online seller sites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashforarms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CashForArms.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/firearmland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FirearmLand.com<\/a>, said his customers have expressed fear for their security and their ownership of guns following the assassination attempt and Harris nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the incident itself triggered widespread anger, we saw relative calm in the days that followed, thanks to an uplifting and unifying Republican National Convention. Since that time, however, our customers have grown more and more suspicious about what took place that day,&rdquo; Miller told us.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never, ever give up your guns or this is what your future will inevitably look like.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever a politician talks about taking them away, know that they&#8217;re exactly the type of person who would do what you see here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bLIXhQu23y\">https:\/\/t.co\/bLIXhQu23y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Feni&#120143; Ammunition (@FenixAmmunition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FenixAmmunition\/status\/1818086379810623758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s flagrant stonewalling and lack of transparency smells like a cover-up. People watch cellphone videos of the shooter moving freely on the rooftop in plain sight of dozens of untrained civilians, they hear from local law enforcement that Secret Service has never conferred with them, they learn that requests for additional resources were denied, they witness all of this and simply cannot believe the Secret Service is this inept,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Miller also noted that promises on both sides to ratchet attacks down have ended, and the media have joined in to promote Harris and attack Trump. And, he added, Harris has decided to run a campaign that doesn&rsquo;t answer any questions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She is asked, and she answers no questions. She is lauded for her sense of style. For both her &lsquo;warmth,&rsquo; as well as her &lsquo;toughness.&rsquo; Into the memory hole go all of her unpopular past policy positions. No need to explain,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the picture now emerging in the minds of many of our customers. They&rsquo;re scared and getting more scared by the day as they watch the party array its forces for a no-holds-barred battle. They appear ready to do whatever it takes to consolidate power. If they do, as Kamala has plainly said in the past, they&rsquo;ll be coming for your guns,&rdquo; Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson agreed, adding, &ldquo;A Kamala Harris presidency will include some sort of &lsquo;assault weapons ban.&rsquo; This is the first time in many years I&rsquo;m confident in saying that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1725204\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1725204\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gun sales have surged for the first time in almost a year following last month&#8217;s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s commitments to implement firearm bans after being named the Democratic presidential nominee. Although sales had been slowing month over month, they picked up again with the shooting incident and Harris&#8217;s selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, known for his strict gun control stance, as her running mate. Gun retailers reported an increase in business due to these events, with Justin Anderson from Hyatt Guns in Charlotte attributing the uptick to Harris and the Democratic Party. July marked a significant milestone with over 1 million monthly background checks for firearm purchases, continuing a five-year trend.<\/p>\n<p>Following President Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign challenges, daily FBI background checks also rose in July compared to the same month last year. The National Shooting Sports Foundation noted that July sales exceeded 1 million firearms sold, contributing to an estimated total of over 86 million firearms sold during this five-year period. Prior to these political developments, many gun sellers and buyers did not anticipate politics significantly influencing sales this year; however, that perception has shifted dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Miller, CEO of online firearm retailers CashForArms.com and FirearmLand.com, indicated that customers are increasingly concerned about their safety and gun ownership following both the assassination attempt on Trump and Harris\u2019s nomination. He observed that while initial reactions included anger towards the incident itself followed by a brief period of calm due to a unifying Republican National Convention, customer sentiments have since turned more suspicious regarding government actions surrounding these events.<\/p>\n<p>Miller criticized what he perceives as lack of transparency from the Biden-Harris administration regarding security measures taken during the shooting incident. He expressed concerns about public trust in law enforcement after witnessing apparent lapses by agencies like Secret Service during critical moments.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that promises from both political sides aimed at reducing tensions have dissipated amid media narratives favoring Harris while attacking Trump. Miller emphasized that many customers feel increasingly fearful as they observe political maneuvers aimed at consolidating power\u2014suggesting potential future threats against gun ownership rights if Kamala Harris were elected president.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson echoed this sentiment by predicting some form of &#8220;assault weapons ban&#8221; under a potential Kamala Harris presidency\u2014a statement he feels confident making for the first time in years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2320633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP22206734137687.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37461,37460,35935,34989,32076],"class_list":["post-2320632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2023-news","tag-gun-sales","tag-harris-nomination","tag-trump-shooting","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP22206734137687.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}