Annual gun sales grew dramatically to 20 million between 2020 and 2021. These figures may only continue to rise if previous sales and production trends are any indication. Here's the history of 30 years of gun manufacturing in America.
Although gun sales have been strong in recent years, the ambiguity around COVID-19 has been beneficial to the firearms business.
From 2010 through 2019, an average of 13 million weapons were lawfully sold each year in the United States. Annual gun sales grew dramatically to 20 million between 2020 and 2021.
While the United States imports millions of weapons each year, the majority of firearms sold in the country are made in the United States. Nick Routley of Visual Capitalist delves into the numbers underlying America's multibillion-dollar gun manufacturing sector.
Gun Manufacturing in the United States
According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the United States has manufactured about 170 mil...