Old Dominion has a renewed love for guns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Virginia Firearms Transaction Center recorded 80,228 transactions in March, the Richmond Times-Dispatch first reported Monday.
Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting recently provided similar data on a national scale: a record-setting 2.5 million guns were sold in March.
Virginia’s gun sales constitute a 75% spike over the same month last year, whereas the national numbers reflect an 85% surge.
The previous record for Virginia gun sales came in December 2012, Associated Press reported Tuesday.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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