{"id":211585,"date":"2025-01-14T08:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=211585"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:08:00","slug":"update-make-that-25-million-new-first-time-gun-owners-since-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/update-make-that-25-million-new-first-time-gun-owners-since-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Make That 25 Million New First-Time Gun Owners Since 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 million. That\u2019s not a number to scoff at because it is more than the population of the state of Florida<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the number of law-abiding Americans who over the past four years have decided to jump off the fence and fully exercise their Second Amendment rights by purchasing their first firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s right \u2013 approximately 25 million law-abiding Americans, from all different races, genders, backgrounds, religions and ethnicities, went to their local firearm retailer and bought a gun for the first time between 2021 and today. What\u2019s more is it\u2019s clear these first-time buyers aren\u2019t just paying the cashier and walking out with a new piece of hardware. They\u2019re showing an interest in getting trained and educated to be safe, responsible firearm owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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