It’s been two months since New York State Police started running background checks on every ammunition sale in the state, and the problems that plagued the launch of the new mandate have yet to.
Regular deer hunting season begins Saturday, which should mean a busy week for outdoor stores, but one shop owner feels ammunition background checks have reduced her number of shoppers.
Nationwide increase in gun sales being seen in WNY
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and last updated 2021-04-05 17:27:27-04
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) â According to USA Today, 2020 saw a massive increase in gun sales. The outlet says that gun sales in the US rose 40% over 2019, and that gun sales in January of 2021 rose 60% over January 2020.
This trend is something that local seller Johnson s Country Store in Lockport has noticed. They say the phones have been ringing off the hook. It s different than any other year we have ever experienced, Carly Short with Johnson s said, increase in sales and a lot of new faces which is great.