GOP Bill Aims to Block Biden Admin’s New Restrictions on US Gun Exports
Published on May 3, 2024
A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill seeking to block a rule from the Biden administration, which he claims will harm the U.S. gun industry’s export business. On April 26, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule concerning the export of firearms, ammunition, and related components. The new rule reduces the length of time a firearms export license is valid from four years to one year. When reviewing an export license application, the agency will take into account factors like terrorism risks, human rights concerns, state fragility, corruption, the nature and capabilities of the firearm, and past instances of diversion and misuse....