Firearms Production

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.

VPC’s Firearms Production in America: 1975 to 2000

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.

ATF National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment: Firearms in Commerce

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment: Firearms in Commerce – Volume One (May 2022)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns – Volume Two (January 2023)

ATF Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Reports (AMFER)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Reports

2021 Cover sheet with Summary
2021 Report Data (Excel)
2020 Cover sheet with Summary
2020 Report Data (Excel)
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2019
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2018
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2017
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2016
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2015
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2014
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2013
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2012
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2011
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2010
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2009
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2008
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2007
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2006
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2005
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2004
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2003
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2002
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2001
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 2000
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1999
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1998
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1997
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1996
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1995
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1994
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1993
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report 1992