In 2020, there were 52,799 federal firearm dealers in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when there were 53,924 federal firearm dealers in the U.S. In fact, the number of firearm dealers has been decreasing since 1992.
Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020
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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 February 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 imported firearms 2020, by country of origin
- Arms imports to Australia 2011-2020
- U.S. number of firearms processed 1990-2020
- Number of pistols manufactured in the U.S. 1986-2021
- U.S. number of imported rifles 2020, by country of origin
- Number of imported shotguns into the U.S. 2020, by country of origin
- Number of imported handguns into the U.S., by country 2019
- Share of prisoners who owned a gun in the U.S. by method used to obtain firearm 2016
- Rate of firearm homicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Rate of firearm deaths in the U.S. 1990-2010
- Number of firearm deaths U.S. 2019, by age
- Number of firearm suicide deaths U.S. 2019, by gender
- Export share of major arms exports in Russia 2017-2021, by main client
- Rate of firearm suicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Distribution of U.S. emergency department visits for injuries involving a firearm 2009
- Canada: reasons for firearms license application refusals 2020
- Breakdown of the medium-caliber ammunition market in 2016 and 2021, by caliber type
- Value of arms export from Poland 2016-2021
- Main suppliers of arms in Kenya 2010-2021
- Arms imports into Kenya 2010-2020
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Statistics
- U.S. number of imported firearms 2020, by country of origin
- Arms imports to Australia 2011-2020
- U.S. number of firearms processed 1990-2020
- Number of pistols manufactured in the U.S. 1986-2021
- U.S. number of imported rifles 2020, by country of origin
- Number of imported shotguns into the U.S. 2020, by country of origin
- Number of imported handguns into the U.S., by country 2019
- Share of prisoners who owned a gun in the U.S. by method used to obtain firearm 2016
- Rate of firearm homicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Rate of firearm deaths in the U.S. 1990-2010
- Number of firearm deaths U.S. 2019, by age
- Number of firearm suicide deaths U.S. 2019, by gender
- Export share of major arms exports in Russia 2017-2021, by main client
- Rate of firearm suicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Distribution of U.S. emergency department visits for injuries involving a firearm 2009
- Canada: reasons for firearms license application refusals 2020
- Breakdown of the medium-caliber ammunition market in 2016 and 2021, by caliber type
- Value of arms export from Poland 2016-2021
- Main suppliers of arms in Kenya 2010-2021
- Arms imports into Kenya 2010-2020
ATF. (October 15, 2021). Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215666/number-of-federal-firearm-dealers-in-the-us/
ATF. "Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020." Chart. October 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215666/number-of-federal-firearm-dealers-in-the-us/
ATF. (2021). Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215666/number-of-federal-firearm-dealers-in-the-us/
ATF. "Number of Federal Firearm Dealers in The United States from 1975 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215666/number-of-federal-firearm-dealers-in-the-us/
ATF, Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215666/number-of-federal-firearm-dealers-in-the-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020 [Graph], ATF, October 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215666/number-of-federal-firearm-dealers-in-the-us/