ATF budget per firearm produced for sale in the US

The ATF's budget versus the number of guns produced for sale in the US has varied over the past decade with a budget cut during the first Trump term, a spike in gun sales during the pandemic, and a budget boost during the Biden administration.Years 2024 and 2025 are projected. Values are in US$ 2024.

Line chart that starts in 2012, has ups and downs but peaks in 2019, declines steeply to 2021, then stays largely flat