Firearms are one of America’s most common consumer products. Yet, surprisingly little is known about the manufacturers of handguns, rifles, and shotguns in our nation. Below is a collection of documents detailing the production of firearms in the United States.
Violence Policy Center
Firearms Production in America: A Listing of Firearm Manufacturers in America With Production Histories Broken Out by Firearm Type and Caliber (2002 edition)
This Violence Policy Center study contains production figures broken out by manufacturer and firearm type for the years 1975 to 2000. Data for this study were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Information for the years 1986 to 2000 was obtained from ATF’s Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report for the given year. Information for the years 1975 to 1985 was obtained from ATF microfiches of the quarterly report forms for firearm manufacturers. Production figures prior to 1975 are not included.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Reports
2021 Cover sheet with Summary
2021 Report Data (Excel)
2020 Cover sheet with Summary
2020 Report Data (Excel)
2019
2018
2017
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2015
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2012
2011
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Firearms Commerce in the United States
These annual reports present information drawn from a number of ATF reports and records in a single document. They also provide comparative data from as early as 1975.
2021 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2020 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2019 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2018 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2017 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2016 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2015 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2014 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2013 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2012 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
2011 Report on Firearms Commerce in the U.S.
