Trump Opens Door For U.S. Gun Industry To Sell More Firearms Abroad

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

05/24/2018 06:25 pm ET

Senators and human rights groups worry the proposed rule changes will export the U.S. gun violence epidemic.
By Travis Waldron and Nick Wing

The Trump administration is forging ahead with a previously sidelined plan to allow U.S. gun manufacturers sell their products abroad more cheaply and easily.

The proposed rule, published Thursday in the Federal Register, would shift control of U.S. firearm exports from the State Department to the Commerce Department, in a move the regulatory language said is aimed at reducing “procedural burdens and costs” on American gunmakers doing international business.

The plan would also save the U.S. government money by simplifying the licensing process, according to the proposal.

As a result, gun companies would likely be able to expand foreign sales of popular civilian firearms and accessories that have attracted controversy in the U.S. These include semi-automatic military-style guns like AR-15s, .50 caliber rifles, scopes and certain high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-opens-door-us-gun-industry-sell-firearms-abroad_us_5b071e1ce4b0784cd2b2e65f

[Alethia Merritt]

1. international countries should ban firearms from the US and impose stiff penalties

for violators.

[EX500rider]

4. But allow imports from Izhmekh-Russia, Beretta-Italy, Glock-Austria, H&K-Germany, Taurus-Brazil?

[jodymarie aimee]

2. great

he wants other countries as fucked up as us RE: murders.

[pazzyanne]

3. The American availability has worked so well here, gotta spread it around. (sarcasm)

I agree that countries over seas should pass laws against gun imports from the US. Day after Day the corruption and poor morals just keep piling up. I don't believe in hate, but I'm standing at that fence on a daily basis. Hope is becoming harder to hang on to.

[Hoyt]

5. John Bolton was working on international gun trafficking for NRA before joining trump.

[mountain grammy]

7. Yep, and he's in trump's ear.

[Initech]

6. Oh great, so we're just going to arm more terrorists? What a great idea!

[paleotn]

8. Ah, the pro quo at last.

Possibly the prime reason the NRA spent more money on Dumpster than any candidate they've ever supported.

[SergeStorms]

9. I wonder if Trump....

will get a "donation" from the firearms manufacturers for his help in exporting their tools of death? Everyone else was giving Cohen money just for access to Trump. Something like this should pay off very nicely for the Orange Shit Stain.