purchases. June 2020 represented the largest month of firearms purchases in United States history, with Illinois purchasing more firearms than any other state. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in the last days of May and the first week of June 2020, there were more than 90 attempted or successful burglaries of gun stores. More than 1,000 guns were stolen in that window of time. On May 31 alone, the BATF reported 29 separate burglaries targeting licensed firearm retailers. Maps See also Killing of Manuel Ellis Death of Elijah McClain List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States Mass racial violence in the United States Stop Asian Hate Timeline of notable Black Lives Matter events and demonstrations in the United States 2020–21 United States election protests Similar unrest Nadir of American race relations Red Summer (1919) Ghetto riots in the United States (1964–1969) 1965 Watts riots Long, hot summer of 1967 1968 King assassination riots 1980 Miami riots 1992 Los Angeles riots 2014 Ferguson unrest 2015 Baltimore protests Protests against Rodrigo Duterte 2015-2021 Protests against Donald Trump 2017 Charlottesville protests (Unite the Right rally) References Further reading External links "America Reckons With Racial Injustice" – NPR's special series 2020 controversies in the United States 2020 protests 2020 riots 2021 controversies in the United States 2021 protests 2021 riots 2022 protests African-American-related controversies African-American riots in the United States Black Lives Matter Deaths in police custody in the United States Filmed killings by law enforcement Law enforcement controversies in the United States Police brutality in the United States Post–civil rights era in African-American history Protests against police brutality Protests in the United States Race-related controversies in the United States