Americans Own More Than 700 Million 11-Plus-Round Gun Magazines: NSSF

Published on April 15, 2024

U.S. citizens own over 700 million ammunition magazines with more than a 10-round capacity, making it the “national standard for magazine capacity,” according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). “An estimated 963 million magazines were produced and entered the commercial market between 1990 and 2021,”  an April 12 NSSF report said. “Of the estimated 963 million magazines, approximately 74 percent, or 717 million magazines, have a capacity of 11+ rounds.” The study looked at how magazine capacity varied between pistols and rifles. The majority of magazines with 11+ round capacity were found to be rifle magazines. Of the more than 579 million rifle magazines, over 508 million had magazines with 11+ round capacity. More than 448 million of these magazines had 30+ round capacity....

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