Report: Number of Firearms in Civilian Possession Tops 490 Million

( Breitbart )

A report from the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF) shows the number of firearms in civilian possession topped 490 million in 2022.

According to the NSSF, “The estimated total number of firearms in civilian possession from 1990-2022 is 491.3 million.”

Moreover, the NSSF pointed out more than ten million firearms were domestically produced in 2022 alone. The domestically-produced firearms, combined with those which were imported, resulted in “16,045,911 total firearms were made available for the U.S. market” in 2022.

Handguns dominate the firearms available in the U.S. market.

For example, of the 16,045,911 firearms that were available in 2022, “9,873,136 were handguns, 4,195,192 were rifles and 1,977,583 were shotguns.”

Handgun availability/production correlates with the concealed carry/self-defense market in the U.S.

All 50 states have permitted concealed carry and 29 of those states have constitutional carry, which allows law-abiding citizens to forgo a permit and still carry a handgun daily for self-defense.