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In an examination of firearm sales nationally, the Brookings Institution, a research group based in D.C., noted that after President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency related to COVID-19, gun sales surged nationally over the next 12 days — jumping to more than 120,000 per day and peaking at 176,000 on March 16. Over 700,000 additional firearms were sold in March.