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According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation that crunched the ATF numbers. there are 422.7 million guns in the US (1.2 for every person); 17.7 million AR15s & AK47s; in 2018, 8.1 billion rounds of ammunition were produced.
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation that crunched the ATF numbers. there are 422.7 million guns in the US (1.2 for every person); 17.7 million AR15s & AK47s; in 2018, 8.1 billion rounds of ammunition were produced.
New federal data shows that there are 422.9 million firearms in circulation, or about 1.2 guns for every person in the country.
What’s more, despite years of criticism of modern “assault-style” rifles such as the AR-15 and AK-47, there are a record 17.7 million in private hands, proving that it is the most popular gun around.
And last year alone, the arms industry produced 8.1 billion rounds of ammunition.
ATF: 423M guns in America, 1.2 per person, 8.1B rounds of ammunition a year
America’s love affair with guns is only getting stronger.
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