Black 2020 News Today

That is my first one but i do plan on buying two more. >> reporter: america is on a gun-buying spree. >> weve seen record numbers, for the past-few months and i fear thats going to continue. >> reporter: the government doesnt keep a tally but the fbi counts presale background checks. not perfect but shows the pattern. take march, 2019. 2.6 million. march, 2020, 3.7 million. this march? nearly 4.7 million. most in a month, since the fbi started counting, 20-plus years ago. why? >> fear. >> report...

Owner, the first thing that pop in your mind probably an older-white gentleman or a younger-white gentleman. >> reporter: now? not so much. in 2020, half of all buyers were women, say researchers. a fifth, hispanic. a fifth, black. >> 2020, by far, was the most growth we have ever seen. >> reporter: many reasons why. among them, the murder of george floyd. protests followed, both, violent and peaceful. prompting fear and more people reaching for protection. >> people dont trust the police, as mu...