Advertisement1st-Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass ShootingsApril 26, 2021Jaclyn DiazfacebookEmailPeople wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020. The start of the coronavirus pandemic ignited a debate about whether businesses such as gun stores should be deemed essential and allowed to stay open. The start of the pandemic sparked a rise in gun sales, according to retailers and industry insiders. (AP)