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Hmm. New industries...

Gun smiths will have a great boon installing chip readers into guns; any concealed carry state will try to push this through for 'safety' reasons. Chip reader installation will likely run $250 - $500, depending upon the firearm.

Doctor offices will likely get to install the chips. I'd imagine that all insurance companies will try not to cover the procedure, so expect installation of the chip running $250+

Government contracts for chip disruptors will be a great market - school districts will install them on all campuses (to disable civilian chips.) Metal detectors modified to check for chips would be a natural progression so that security can give extra scrutiny to those who 'might' be armed.

Police disruptors to disable chipped guns and civilian chips would be a natural tool to use before breaking down doors (or at the end of high speed chases.)

Black market disruptors would make bank robberies interesting -- you know all insurance carriers for businesses will be forced to require only chipped firearms for employees.

Recoding chips and readers would also be a boon to the black market, on the criminal and non-criminal sides. Gun clubs would like encourage members to encode all their chips to match so guns can be shared on the line.

I'd guess that we're talking close to $3 billion a year in chip related devices. A pretty good sized industry. Gee, just can't wait.