afd celebrating new pres and 38th Shot show.

​To commemorate the 38th annual Shot Show and the upcoming inauguration of President Elect Donald Trump, the American Firearm Directory is giving away 38 billboards to the first 38 firearm and/or accessory companies to submit a 1600pixel x 460pixel ad. Billboards will stay live from January 15th 2017 until February 12th 2017. We hope this will give 38 American firearm related businesses a special boost for the new year. Those 38 companies will receive exclusive headline positioning: there is only one billboard per category page and no other form of advertising is permitted on the AFD. This affords a zero-distraction experience for the user and thusly gives profiled companies the undivided attention of consumers and every ounce of promotion they can garner in our very non gun-friendly era. 

Considering the American firearm industry epitomizes all that’s great about American ingenuity and manufacturing, it seems strange the typically capitalist internet (and indeed other American industries) hasn’t cottoned on to celebrating its economical impact rather than focusing on the homicidal usage of guns (FYI for those who are unaware, firearms are responsible for less than half the number of those killed by automobiles each year in this country). 

By being federally obliged to manufacture domestically, the firearms & ammunition industry alone provides over 300,000 jobs and contributes $50B annually to our national economy. Considering how few companies collectively comprise those statistics, just imagine what this country could do with mandated domestic manufacturing across all industries. Sure, there would be a few painful transition years but that, truly, would make America great again and invigorate our stagnant jobs market. Here’s hoping this is what our President Elect is thinking about as he prepares to take office on the 20th.

Meanwhile, Happy New Year to all our listed companies and best wishes for a very lucrative 2017!