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    If there were no guns?

    Just wondering if the left and snowflakes get their way and get rid of ALL our guns,

    how many people will loose their jobs. And how many store's/manufacture's will close their doors?

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    In the great scheme of things, not all that many. Even the major manufacturers have relatively few employees. S&W has only around 1800 employees.
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    They would all have to add workers to arm the state and Feds of course, so that they could keep we the people in check.....

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    From the National Shooting Sports Foundation: The Firearms and Ammunition Industry Economic Impact Report 2017

    https://d3aya7xwz8momx.cloudfront.ne...dustry2017.pdf

    Firearms and Ammunition Industry Economic Impact Report 2017

    This NSSF report details the significant economic impact the firearms and ammunition industry has on the nation’s and each state’s economy.

    The economic growth America’s firearms and ammunition industry has experienced over the years has been nothing short of remarkable. Over the past couple of years, the industry’s growth has been driven by an unprecedented number of Americans choosing to exercise their fundamental right to keep and bear arms and purchase a firearm and ammunition.

    NSSF, representing manufacturers and sportsmen around the nation, takes great pride in supporting wildlife conservation efforts. Noted in the economic impact report are the significant taxes paid by member companies to federal and state governments and the Pittman-Robertson excise tax the industry pays on the products it sells — this tax is the major source of wildlife conservation funding in America.

    During difficult economic times and high unemployment rates nationally, our industry has grown and created about 30,000 new, well-paying jobs over the past three years. Our industry is proud to be one of the bright spots in this economy.

    Take a look for yourself and see the impact we have nationally and on your home state.

    The Firearms Industry Creates Jobs in America

    United States companies that manufacture, distribute, and sell sporting firearms, ammunition and suppliers are an important part of the country’s economy. Manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and supplies, along with companies that sell and distribute these products, provide well paying jobs in America and pay significant amounts in tax to the state and Federal governments.

    Economic Impact of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Industry in the United States

    Direct Supplier Induced Total
    Jobs (FTE) 141,500 66,614 93,009 301,123
    Wages $5,847,837,400 $4,522,015,700 $4,813,571,600 $15,183,424,700
    Economic Impact $20,223,132,100 $15,525,775,600 $15,502,536,200 $51,251,443,900

    The Firearms & Ammunition Industry is an Important Part of America’s Economy

    Companies in the United States that manufacture, distribute and sell firearms, ammunition and hunting equipment employ as many as 141,500 people in the country and generate an additional 159,623 jobs in supplier and ancillary industries. These include jobs in companies supplying goods and services to manufacturers, distributors and retailers, as well as those that depend on sales to workers in the firearms and ammunition industry.

    These are good jobs, paying an average of $50,423 in wages and benefits. And today every job is important. In fact, workers in the United States face an unemployment rate of about 5 percent. This means that there are already nearly 8 million people trying to find jobs in the nation and collecting unemployment benefits.

    The Economic Benefit of the Industry Spreads Throughout the Country

    Not only does the manufacture and sale of firearms, ammunition, shooting and hunting supplies create good jobs in the United States but the industry also contributes to the economy as a whole. In fact, in 2016 the firearms and ammunition industry was responsible for as much as $51.3 billion in total economic activity in the country.

    The broader economic impact flows throughout the economy, generating business for firms seemingly unrelated to firearms. Real people, with real jobs, working in industries as varied as banking, retail, accounting, metal working, even in printing, all depend on the firearms and ammunition industry for their livelihood.

    The Country Also Benefits From the Taxes Paid By The Industry

    The firearms and ammunition industry generates sizable tax revenues. In the United States the industry and its employees pay over $6.5 billion in federal and state taxes including property, income and sales-based levies.

    Taxes Generated in the United States

    Tax Impact Business Taxes Excise Taxes
    Federal Taxes $3,843,285,200 $838,059,600
    State Taxes $2,695,451,100
    Total Taxes $6,538,736,300 $838,059,600
    Download the full report in .pdf format to get much more information and ungarbled tables.

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    Just wondering if the left and snowflakes get their way and get rid of ALL our guns,

    how many people will loose their jobs. And how many store's/manufacture's will close their doors?
    Well if it every came to that, and you really mean all the guns, the stores and jobs are the least of your worries. Not many stores sell just guns, many manufacturers would just transition to other machine work. It would be tens of thousands of jobs though.

    Its almost a moot point, if they were really collecting all the guns, which rarely happens anywhere, like going door to door with gun powder sniffing dogs, and seizing them at gun point, then like I said, dicks stock tanking and your LGS closing will not really matter.

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    Short term some, long term none.

    We live in a consumer society, if we are not buying one thing we are buying another. You would lose your firearms job, but get one in another industry as it expands with extra consumer spending. more of a job shuffle from one area to another.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Genesis 4:8
    And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
    If every gun in the universe were eliminated, man would still find a way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CircuitRider View Post
    If every gun in the universe were eliminated, man would still find a way.

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    If all the guns in the world disappeared right now people would be building their own guns in their garages before midnight tonight. And job shops all around the world would tool up to produce guns by next month. And if our own factories couldn't make guns fast enough boatloads would show up on docks.

    But the thing is... those guns would bought by the very people gun control is trying, and failing miserably, to control.

    Alas... I preach to the choir.

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    Nah, Michigan Knife Forum and we'd be lobbying for preemption.

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