gunmaking

American  

[guhn-mayk-ing] / ˈgʌnˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of manufacturing guns or the industry based on such manufacturing.

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Example Sentences

Eugene Stoner, a World War II veteran who invented the AR-15 in the late 1950s while working at Armalite, a small engineering firm in Hollywood, had no interest in civilians using his invention, said C. Reed Knight, who owns a Florida gunmaking company and considers Stoner his mentor.

From Washington Post

The case involves Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, who sued the government in 2015 after the State Department under the Obama administration made him take down do-it-yourself gunmaking blueprints he had posted online, saying they violated export regulations governing military hardware and technology.

From Washington Post

Mr. Wilson clashed with the government in 2013 after he successfully printed a mostly plastic handgun — a tech-focused twist on a longstanding and generally legal tradition of do-it-yourself gunmaking that has included AR-15 crafting parties in enthusiasts’ garages.

From New York Times

Mr. Wilson said the settlement would allow gunmaking enthusiasts to come out from the shadows.

From New York Times

Regarding the March 23 front-page article “Distant shots echo in a gunmaking capital”:

From Washington Post