{"id":166529,"date":"2022-07-20T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=166529"},"modified":"2022-07-20T11:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:14:05","slug":"nssf-24-million-modern-sporting-rifles-in-circulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nssf-24-million-modern-sporting-rifles-in-circulation\/","title":{"rendered":"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" title=\"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!\" class=\"wp-image-166530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEWTOWN, Conn.<\/strong> \u2014 NSSF<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the firearm industry trade association, updated the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001PoQCP6PHwgqw2l227G2TfbPWevydzPzNrMYbVPrH4np7rdSKlZrZoT2J-A1SKVRV2ioTDoGsetBBPg0QbeREs2MOFmyOp-xdxYluVQBfbfGnJLF16NpWU4oZUrM9NkAJWUpyZXpQAmpTRJN8xAbQ9ZEbIqFnqamNZZr83zs1NVqkbUkCi5AHdPOzVjiQsRsvbeNNbV7aVJcoP2IpuF8DYQ==&amp;c=KPpA1mB43UK2mrFz3e05cNp2OFVnsOPJBZ_7Okqb363cmP2ZsYTEgw==&amp;ch=4VKQjSI7LhEvIW-AetSZzUUPflCqFP7PCj4sUvX13iOPaH_RRMJcMQ==\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-24-million-modern-sporting-rifles-in-circulation\" title=\"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>industry estimate<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) in circulation in the United States to 24,446,000 since 1990. That is an increase of over 4.5 million rifles since the last estimate was released in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. This most recent estimate includes production figures current through 2020, when the industry estimates over 2,798,000 of these rifles were produced or imported. This estimate does not include MSRs that were produced and exported or imported and later exported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/americans-trust-armed-civilians-more-than-the-police-to-stop-active-shooters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-24-million-modern-sporting-rifles-in-circulation\" title=\"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!\">Americans Trust Armed Civilians More than the Police to Stop Active Shooters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSR remains the most-popular selling centerfire semiautomatic rifle in the United States today. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001PoQCP6PHwgqw2l227G2TfbPWevydzPzNrMYbVPrH4np7rdSKlZrZoT2J-A1SKVRVtB0wkmNGlBqFxruQOsr5bjGVRWE09jVDJCXXCLJGtzQaXY9IgDIW0YWg3n3y0TAgMsTYyYQ8s0bQNe5RQL7KF0ymBqeDEDGLy53pGRYX47LtQcfqIw1Zg4LnXg0mTqAZq0umCMEIqiLvspnQdfy9ao7skj5q1HbnWO-PseXBvphXzi4GNW9LjYEGZ_n3-4EB&amp;c=KPpA1mB43UK2mrFz3e05cNp2OFVnsOPJBZ_7Okqb363cmP2ZsYTEgw==&amp;ch=4VKQjSI7LhEvIW-AetSZzUUPflCqFP7PCj4sUvX13iOPaH_RRMJcMQ==\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-24-million-modern-sporting-rifles-in-circulation\" title=\"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0MSRs in circulation today than there are Ford F-Series trucks on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a truly significant figure that demonstrates \u2013 again \u2013 the popularity of this commonly-owned style of rifle,\u201d said NSSF President and CEO Joe Bartozzi. \u201cThe firearm industry responds to market demand and this shows that during the elevated period of firearm sales that began in 2020, this particular style of rifle is the top choice for law-abiding citizens for hunting, recreational shooting and self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSR\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001PoQCP6PHwgqw2l227G2TfbPWevydzPzNrMYbVPrH4np7rdSKlZrZoVabWWG2a4eRBhu1hmxpiLAQ4Q6-ZRYdYXe-KTSEFzEVFj-Pz-F-mvM7ijHAZGKTt-IKbejv-upgdy1nG4GISL_O2LiqhwXZxA==&amp;c=KPpA1mB43UK2mrFz3e05cNp2OFVnsOPJBZ_7Okqb363cmP2ZsYTEgw==&amp;ch=4VKQjSI7LhEvIW-AetSZzUUPflCqFP7PCj4sUvX13iOPaH_RRMJcMQ==\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nssf-24-million-modern-sporting-rifles-in-circulation\" title=\"NSSF: There Are Now More Than 24 Million Modern Sporting Rifles in Circulation!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>popularity<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for lawful ownership is attributable to several factors, including accuracy, reliability, modularity and low recoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are more\u00a0MSRs in circulation today than there are Ford F-Series trucks on the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":166530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[132,617,1802,311],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-166529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-industry-news","10":"tag-news-wire","11":"tag-nssf"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin 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