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The National Sport Shooting Foundation keeps track of these numbers...the latest numbers on AR-15 ownership?
National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry trade association, updated the industry estimate of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) in circulation in the United States to 24,446,000 since 1990.
National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry trade association, updated the industry estimate of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) in circulation in the United States to 24,446,000 since 1990.
The estimate is derived from NSSF research, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) and U.S. International Trade Commission (U.S. ITC) data, in cooperation with manufacturers, importers and exporters of MSRs, or AR-15 and AK-style rifles.That is an increase of over 4.5 million rifles since the last estimate was released in 2020.
Commonly Owned: Over 24 Million AR15 & AK Rifles In Circulation
MSRs remain the most-popular selling centerfire semiautomatic rifle in the USA. There are more MSRs in circulation today than Ford F-Series trucks on the road.
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