there is crossover but you might as well lump together stealth bombers and SUVs. the vast, vast majority of firearms produced by US companies are for civilians.

Completely agree, that was my point. The parent comment lumped them together, including a Wikipedia link to an article on "the arms industry." But the arms industry is so vast that high-level conclusions about government purchasing have almost nothing to do with the grandparent comment about credit card fees at local gun stores.

> "there is crossover but you might as well lump together stealth bombers and SUVs."

Saab comes to mind.

Again, the vast majority of "firearms" but not the vast majority of "arms". People aren't buying F-35s at their local gun store.