“Declining civilian handgun sales? Say what?”
Just look at the stats! Last year there were 21 million background checks done by the feds. Since most states don’t require a BG check to by a rifle or a shotgun, most of those checks were preparatory to the purchase of a handgun. Our local gun retailer has a 50 unit backlog on the new Glock 42 and Glock is only able to supply two guns per month. From what I have seen, if the gun you want isn’t in the dealer’s inventory, you’re in for a wait. And last year, AR’s were in such short supply that the manufacturers wouldn’t even give you a delivery date. Here in California, with all of our nonsensical gun laws, citizens bought nearly 700,000 guns last year.
And with a CHL, there are no background checks!