The NSSF recently published a report confirming what we’ve all known to be true for a while: The gun industry supports the American economy in a big way. In fact, according to this report, our beloved firearms industry has contributed over 49 billion dollars to America’s economy. Yes, that’s 49. With a “b” after it.
The report doesn’t stop there, however. It moves on to show just how much we support the economy with taxes, jobs, sales and growth. The following pictures and graphs all come from the NSSF Economic Impact Report of 2016.
Before we get there, let’s discuss who makes up this generous industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation claims that it has 13,000 members comprised of manufacturers, range owners, retailers, distributors, organizations and publishers like Gun Carrier. I am a media member of the NSSF.
The impact of the firearms industry on our economy has grown by 158% since the measly 19 Billion $ it was in 2008. Some of that is likely due to our fearful leader in chief located in the White House. Then again, a lot of it is also due to the fact that people are waking up to the violence around them. They realize that they aren’t in Kansas anymore, Toto…

Firearm industry impact on economy

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NSSF Published Its Economic Impact Report. What Does It Show?