According to recent reports from the Texas Tribune and Trace.org, Texas has some of the highest number of gun sales in the United States. In June 2023, over 150,460 guns were sold in Texas alone. Furthermore, over 1.4 million firearms were purchased by Texans from January through May of 2023.

The majority of those guns are rifles and shotguns that are used for hunting. So as firearms sales continue to rise in Texas, many of those are traditional purchases.

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What is a traditional purchase? When a person comes of age to go hunting with parents, grandparents, or relatives, they receive their first rifle or shotgun.

The cost is $10 for ages 13 and up children under 12 & first responders get in free

That said, the Texas Gun & Knife Show is returning to the Abilene Convention Center. The event is scheduled for Saturday/October 21st from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday/October 22 from 10 AM to 4 PM. The cost is $10 for persons 13 and up; children 12 and under may enter free.

Word of advice: if you bring your firearm to the gun show, remember to have it unloaded and checked in at the front desk.

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Recently SafeHome.org released findings that "approximately 17.4 million guns were sold in 2022, and 1.4 million guns have been sold monthly in 2023." The latter shows that there's about a 12% drop in gun sales across America but not in Texas. Here are a few key insights from SafeHome's research:

  • An estimated 1.4 million guns were sold monthly between January and May 2023.
  • In 2022, approximately 17.4 million guns were sold in the United States. This is about 12% fewer than in 2021.
  • Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming had the highest estimated gun sales per capita in 2022.
  • In 2022, gun sales rose year over year in only three places: Iowa, the District of Columbia, and Oregon.
  • So far in 2023, Texas and Florida lead the nation in total estimated gun sales, making up about 14% of all guns sold nationwide.
    Source: SafeHome.org
Photo by Janis Hill TG&KS
Photo by Janis Hill TG&KS
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