Fearing Biden gun grab, Americans bought firearms at blistering pace in January

More than 4 million firearm background checks were initiated in January, a record for one month, according to FBI data.

“That’s undoubtedly connected to President Joe Biden’s plans to attack the firearm industry by undoing and rewriting regulations and executive actions to target the firearm industry,” Mark Olivia, director of public affairs at the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said in a statement.

“These are jaw-dropping figures to start the New Year. Americans are claiming their Second Amendment rights to provide for their own safety in record numbers,” Olivia said.

Joe Biden’s team has moved quickly in its assault on the Second Amendment by freezing the publication of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s “Fair Access” banking rule; vowing to try and repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to tighten restrictions on gun licenses; and pledging to ban AR-15 style rifles.

According to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check (NCIS) data, 4.3 million firearm background checks were initiated in January. That’s the highest number on record, and up over 300,000 in comparison to December 2020. Three of the top 10 highest weeks are now from January 2021.