As of July 2021, around 6.75 million pistols had been manufactured in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when around 5.5 million pistols were manufactured in the United States.
Number of pistols manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2021
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Statistics on Firearms in the United States
Firearm ownership
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- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 1972-2022
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2021, by education level
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership U.S. 2022, by party affiliation
- Basic Statistic Number of registered weapons U.S. 2021, by state
Firearm production and sale
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- Basic Statistic U.S. number of firearms manufactured 1986-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of total firearms manufactured U.S. 2021, by firearm category
- Basic Statistic Economic impact of U.S. sporting arms and ammunition industry 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of exported firearms U.S.1986-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of exported firearms manufactured 2021, by firearm category
- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 1986-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 2020, by firearm category
- Premium Statistic NICS background checks performed in the U.S. 1998-2021
Firearm related crime, deaths and injuries
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- Basic Statistic Number of homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Homicide by firearm rate in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Murders involving firearms in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Murder victims by weapon used in the U.S 2021
- Basic Statistic Worst mass shootings in the U.S., as of January 2023
- Basic Statistic Mass shootings in the U.S.: legality of shooter's weapons, as of January 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of firearm deaths U.S. 2019, by gender
Public opinion on firearms
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- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on the strictness of laws covering firearms sale 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for stricter gun control laws U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for protecting or limiting gun ownership rights U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on a law that bans private handgun possession 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for banning assault-style weapons in the U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for banning high-capacity ammunition magazines U.S. 2022, by party
Further related statistics
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- U.S. number of rifles manufactured 1986-2021
- Public perception of gun crime in America 2013
- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- Monthly sales growth of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020
- Monthly unit sales of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020, by type
- Forecast: operating revenue gun and similar appliance manufacture China 2008-2020
- Colombia: firearm suicides share 2008-2019
- Number of imported rifles to the U.S. 1986-2019
- Number of exported pistols manufactured U.S. 1986-2018
- Number of exported rifles manufactured U.S. 1986-2021
- U.S. number of shotguns manufactured 1986-2021
- Number of revolvers manufactured in the U.S. 1986-2018
- U.S. number of firearms processed 1990-2020
- U.S. number of federal firearm dealers 1975-2020
- U.S. number of imported rifles 2020, by country of origin
- Civilian weapon sales in Russia 2020, by type
- Police departments that require documentation when officer used firearms U.S. 2016
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- U.S. number of rifles manufactured 1986-2021
- Public perception of gun crime in America 2013
- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- Monthly sales growth of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020
- Monthly unit sales of guns in the U.S. from 2019 to 2020, by type
- Forecast: operating revenue gun and similar appliance manufacture China 2008-2020
- Colombia: firearm suicides share 2008-2019
- Number of imported rifles to the U.S. 1986-2019
- Number of exported pistols manufactured U.S. 1986-2018
- Number of exported rifles manufactured U.S. 1986-2021
- U.S. number of shotguns manufactured 1986-2021
- Number of revolvers manufactured in the U.S. 1986-2018
- U.S. number of firearms processed 1990-2020
- U.S. number of federal firearm dealers 1975-2020
- U.S. number of imported rifles 2020, by country of origin
- Civilian weapon sales in Russia 2020, by type
- Police departments that require documentation when officer used firearms U.S. 2016
ATF. (July 18, 2022). Number of pistols manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215382/number-of-pistols-manufactured-in-the-us/
ATF. "Number of pistols manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2021." Chart. July 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215382/number-of-pistols-manufactured-in-the-us/
ATF. (2022). Number of pistols manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215382/number-of-pistols-manufactured-in-the-us/
ATF. "Number of Pistols Manufactured in The United States from 1986 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215382/number-of-pistols-manufactured-in-the-us/
ATF, Number of pistols manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215382/number-of-pistols-manufactured-in-the-us/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Number of pistols manufactured in the United States from 1986 to 2021 [Graph], ATF, July 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215382/number-of-pistols-manufactured-in-the-us/