Nearly 30 million Americans bought guns after the pandemic, with 11 million becoming first-time gun owners

A national survey estimates that nearly 30 million U.S. adults acquired firearms between 2021 and 2024, including more than 11 million people who became gun owners for the first time. These new owners ...
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Something quietly shifted in 2026 and millions of American women are now buying guns

Women were already reshaping gun ownership before 2026, but that year made their scale, reach, and staying power harder to ignore.
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Gun shops in the Ozarks seeing an uptick in first-time gun buyers

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -Gun stores are getting more business from first-time gun buyers. KY3 spoke with a Springfield gun shop owner about what he’s seeing when it comes to the growing interest in gun ...
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Firearms Experts Kerry and Shirley Stephens Share First-Time Gun Buyer Tips in HelloNation

GAINESVILLE, Ga., Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What should someone know before walking into a gun shop for the first time? In HelloNation, firearms experts Kerry Stephens and Shirley Stephens, ...