For some odd reason, America is buying guns. Lots of them.

Here's what Mark Oliva of the National Shooting Sports Foundation has to say about gun sales this year:

"Summer is typically a part of the year when firearm sales will slow, but July's figures defy that trend. Americans are still buying guns, and they're buying them in numbers higher than previous years and at a pace that would have been unpredictable two or three years ago. To date, more than 11 million background checks have been completed for the sale of a gun."

And here's what Jurgen Brauer, the chief economist at Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting, said:

"Even though the July year-over-year headline number fell drastically, estimated unit sales of nearly 1.4 million in July 2021 increased by over 500,000 units when compared to the more ‘normal' July 2019 data. Indeed, apart from last year's extraordinary July number, the July 2021 number is the highest on record."

That's right. In the month of July, Americans bought an estimated 1.4 million firearms, bringing the total guns purchased to more than 11 million so far in 2021.

In 2019, there were a total 13.2 million sales for the entire year.

Total FBI gun background checks are also on pace to set new records. Not all background checks are for gun purchases (the numbers include security clearance checks and concealed weapons permits), but compare this year's 25 million background checks so far to last year, when there were 39 million background checks for the whole year.

Or what about 2019 and 2018, when there were only 28 and 26 million checks respectively for the entire year?

Can you think of any reason why Americans would be exercising their right to self defense from criminals and tyrants at a record pace?

Really, can you think of any reason at all??

My mind is totally blanking right now.

It's like Americans are trying to tell their power-hungry politicians something.

Enjoy your new boomsticks, 'Merica!