Report: Gun Sales Declined 3.4% in 2024,
Still Topped 16.1 Million

Gun sales declined an estimated 3.4 percent in 2024 from where they had been in the previous year, and it looks like the decline is continuing so far this year, according to a new report from Safe Home.

Safe Home is described as a home security company by the Detroit Free Press, which is reporting that gun sales in Michigan have followed the national trend. It is among the five states where gun sales have dropped dramatically.

According to the Safe Home report, the five worst states for gun sales are:

• Washington, which "saw a staggering 45.7 percent decrease in gun sales between 2023 and 2024, more than triple the decline of any other state." The report blames passage of restrictive gun control measures, some of which are being challenged in court on constitutional grounds
• Connecticut, where the report says gun sales dropped 13.5 percent between 2023 and 2024. Likewise, this appears to be a gun control issue related to the passage of House Bill 6667 in June 2023. This legislation closed alleged "loopholes in the state's existing assault weapons ban." The law also prohibits previously exempt "other" firearms, the report said, while requiring registration of pre-ban weapons.

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