An estimated 88 million guns were sold in the United States from 2020 to 2024—a 24 percent increase compared to the previous five years.
Source: Daniel Nass and Champe Barton, “How Many Guns Did Americans Buy Last Month? We’re Tracking the Sales Boom,” The Trace, April 24, 2025, https://www.thetrace.org/2020/08/gun-sales-estimates/. Percent change in estimated gun sales 2020–2024 vs. 2015–2019.