Overview
- Federal Procurement Data System entries show $71,515,762 in small‑arms spending from January 20 to October 18, a roughly 700% increase versus the same period in 2024.
- Most outlays were for guns and armor, with additional purchases coded as chemical agents plus guided missile warheads and explosive components.
- Contract data include a September 29 purchase of $9,098,590 from Geissele Automatics, a vendor of semi‑automatic and automatic rifles.
- The 2025 total far exceeds prior periods, including $9.7 million in 2024 and $5.7 million in 2019, with Trump’s first‑term annual average about $8.4 million.
- The surge aligns with contested field incidents drawing oversight, including an ACLU Illinois lawsuit over near‑lethal tactics and a Broadview police investigation after a CBS reporter reported a pepper‑ball strike on her vehicle.