When we talk about firearms and ammunition manufacturing in America, it’s not as easy as one might think to get a complete picture. The data is delayed, it is either in aggregate or in pieces, and it doesn’t come wrapped in a context of the national economy. To paint a numerical picture, here are some data points:
- – according to the ATF, in 2009, 5,555,818 firearms were manufactured in the US (excluding production for the US military, but including firearms purchased by domestic law enforcement agencies)
- – according to the ATF, in 2010, there were 4,293 licensed manufacturers of firearms and 1,759 licensed manufacturers of ammunition
- – according to the Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System, in 2007, there were 31,196 employees in the firearms and ammunition industries with an annual payroll of $1.544 billion, creating a value of shipments over $8.343 billion
- – US gross domestic product for 2007 was $13.811 trillion
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