“The economic growth America's firearms and ammunition industry has experienced over the years has been nothing short of remarkable,” the NSSF stated. Subsequently, analysts for financial and credit report site WalletHub have conducted a deeper state-by-state study of the firearms enterprise, releasing their findings this week in the “2017 States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry” report. THOUGH CHAMPION OF GUN RIGHTS, PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD JAM FIREARM SALESUsing an array of metrics, the analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three main dimensions – the firearms industry, gun prevalence and gun politics. “These high wage states have the largest and most diverse economies. States with high financial interdependence on the firearms industry, such as Alaska, Arkansas were found to have the highest gun ownership.

Source: Fox News March 15, 2017 19:41 UTC