Changes Proposed To ITAR

By Tom Knighton

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations is a nightmare for gun manufacturers and gunsmiths. The rules create restrictions, massive fees, and confusion over who can do what with whom. Many in the firearm community have desperately wanted change in these regulations to make their life easier.

Under the previous presidential administration, you might as well have wanted a unicorn. You had just as much of a chance getting either.

Luckily for them, however, we live in a different world today.

Earlier this week, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), published an entry on their website which contained a notice that the Department of State and the Department of Commerce have each issued a Proposed Rule to amend the regulations pertaining to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). These proposed changes have been eagerly awaited by the firearms community for a number of years.

ITAR has plagued manufacturers and gunsmiths for years with its crushing fees, burdensome restrictions, and general confusion as to who it applies. As with everything in the gun world, rumors and bad information permeate even the highest levels and has resulted …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms