Frank Miniter, author of The Ultimate Man’s Survival Guide and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Hunting, penned an article for the environmentally focused National Review blog, Planet Gore. In it, Miniter points to one gleaming industry among many tarnished by the Obamination.

dollarGuns: Two Kinds of Green — By: Frank Miniter

Yesterday the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade group, went to Capitol Hill and released a study detailing the positive impact the firearms and ammunition industry has on the U.S. economy — and its environment.

NSSF President Steve Sanetti said, “During difficult economic times and high unemployment rates nationally, our industry actually grew and created 16,800 new, well-paying jobs. Our industry is proud to be one of the bright spots in this economy.”

According to the NSSF’s numbers, in 2008 the gun industry employed 166,200 people; in 2009, it was up to 183,424 employees. The gun industry’s economic impact in 2008 was $19,199,634,700, whereas in 2009 it was $27,846,304,300. This resulted in the gun industry collectively paying $2,035,154,440 in federal taxes in 2009. Because of excise taxes that go to conservation, in 2009 the gun industry raised $450,177,780 for fish and wildlife-associated conservation, including endangered-species protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will redistribute this revenue to the states for conservation and education programs, as it does every year.

So every time you hear a gun go bang, think of it as a cash register ringing for conservation. (By the way, the green movement once again won’t add a nickel to these conservation programs.)