The total economic impact of the firearm and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $90.05 billion in 2023, a 371 percent increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose…
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A new publication by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) shows that the stated reason for the 90-day firearm export “pause” – which is well past 160 days – is a nothingburger….
The modern firearms industry’s mission couldn’t be clearer: profiting off the sales of weapons that can turn lone shooters into mass killers, or armed discontents into a homeland security threat. Documents produced by the industry’s…
“I hope your dogs eat your face.” “You deserve to be raped. I want to be the one to do it.” “I’m going to hunt your family like you hunted that deer.” These gems and…
By Mark Oliva Memorial Day holds special meaning to the firearms industry. Like nearly all Americans, we pause to remember and honor those whose lives were sacrificed defending our freedoms. For firearms manufacturers, the small…
“I hope your dogs eat your face.” “You deserve to be raped. I want to be the one to do it.” “I’m going to hunt your family like you hunted that deer.” These and other…
Subsequent gun panics followed a similar pattern: authorities and the media would use moralistic language to denounce a small segment of gun commerce as responsible for changing patterns of violent crime, and push for reforms…
In the gun industry, we eat our own… (Kat Ainsworth for TTAG) Whether through articles or posts on social media the gun industry has an unfortunate tendency to readily and joyously eat its own. Toss…
Frank DeSomma and his son Cody, photographed outside the POF-USA factory in Phoenix, Arizona in 2014. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com) Frank DeSomma, president and CEO of Patriot Ordnance Factory, passed away yesterday at the age of…
The massive bronze doors of the Supreme Court are seen in Washington, early Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) From the National Shooting Sports Foundation: The NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, expressed…