Of the seven point five million americans who bought a gun for the first between january 20 nineteent and april 20 21, half were women. Most long standing gun owners are white and male. Gun ownership has really shifted to be something about personal safety and self defence. Everyone cnfers for their safety. So we've seen a more gun owners for that reason. And then there were a few catalists. Just in the past few years. Homicides surged in america in 20 20 and then again in 20 21. There was some headline grabbing violence. In the murder of george floyd and other unarmed black men, there is a big jump and anti