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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Abené Clayton

US gunmakers scrambling to adapt to Trump’s uncertain tariff threats

a man holding a gun among other gun admirers
Attendees at the Springfield Armory booth during the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Dallas, Texas, on 18 May 2024. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s whiplash decisions on tariffs have brought uncertainty to a sector of the US economy usually squarely behind the president: the gun industry.

For gunmakers, tariffs pose the risk of sharply raising costs on imported raw materials, such as copper, steel and aluminum, as well as safety products like gun locks and lockable cases that often are made overseas.

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