Gun sales are dropping in these states. Where does Michigan rank?
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Michiganrecentlysawthethird-highestgunsalesdropinthenation.Gunsaleratesaredecliningnationwideoverthepastthreeyears.ThefindingscomeinareportfromhomesecuritywebsiteSafeHome.MichiganandtheU.S.sawfewergunsalesin2024thanthepreviousyear,anewreportfromSafeHome,ahomesecuritycompany,says.
TheJune4reportshowsdeclininggunsalesnationwideoverthepastthreeyears,followingapeakduringtheCOVID-19pandemicin2020.Thedatafocuseson2023to2024,whengunsalesdropped3.4%nationwide.
Whilesalestrendeddownnationwide,afewstatessawincreasinggunsalerates,accordingtothereport,mainlyinstateswithstronghuntingcultureandmorerelaxedgunlaws.
“America’sstoriedrelationshipwithfirearmsandtheSecondAmendmentremainsadefiningpartofitsnationalidentity.Eachelectioncycle,politiciansreturntofamiliarplatforms,eitherdefendingorcontendingtheAmericancitizen’srighttobeararms,”thereportstated.“Formanypeople,stringentguncontrollawsareimperativeforensuringtheirsaf