Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
US BATFE. 2021 ‘Firearms Manufactured and Exported in US, 2018.’ Firearms Commerce In The United States. Annual Statistical Update 2020. Washington DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). 28 January
Relevant contents
Manufactured
Pistols: 3,881,158
Revolvers: 664,835
Rifles: 2,880,536
Shotguns: 536,126
Misc. Firearms(1): 1,089,973
Total Firearms: 9,052,628
Source: ATF's Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER).
(1) Miscellaneous firearms are any firearms not specifically categorized in any of the firearms categories defined on the ATF Form 5300.11 Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report. (Examples of miscellaneous firearms would include pistol grip firearms, starter guns, and firearm frames and receivers.)