 Americans purchased over 5 million guns in the first four months of the year. Yesterday, the FBI released new data which found about 5.5 million guns were bought from January through April of this year, slightly lower than the amount purchased a year ago. The numbers align with the decreasing trend of gun purchasing in the U.S. 2023 saw a 4% decline in total sales compared to 2022, and experts think the pattern will continue this year. Firearm sales peaked in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.