In 2022, a total of approximately 662,350 shotguns were manufactured in the United States. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 675,426shotguns were manufactured in the country. Shotgun manufacturing in the U.S. peaked in 1994, with a total of 1.25 million produced that year.
Number of shotguns manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2022
The AFMER report excludes production for the U.S. military but includes firearms purchased by domestic law enforcement agencies. The report also includes firearms manufactured for export.
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