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Fewer Americans are hunting, and that raises hard questions about funding conservation through gun sales

  • Written by John Casellas Connors, Assistant Professor of Geography, Texas A&M University
Fewer Americans are hunting, and that raises hard questions about funding conservation through gun salesSmith & Wesson handguns on display at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 19, 2016.AP Photo/John Locher

Gun and ammunition sales in the U.S. have skyrocketed in recent years. And although it may come as a surprise, this trend has supported conservation activities.

That’s because every firearm and bullet produced...

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