Export Reform Rules Take Effect After Anti-Gun States (Mostly) Strike Out in Court

By NRAHQ

Opinion

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- On March 9, 2020, President Trump’s historic Export Reform initiative officially got underway, as companion rules published by the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce took effect. These rules are aimed at modernizing America’s regime for exports of non-military firearms and ammunition and will promote both U.S. businesses and national security. An effort to block implementation of the rules by the attorneys general of 20 states and the District of Columbia largely failed, with the judge suspending only a narrow portion of the State Department rule that pertains to so-called “3-D printed firearms.”

Under the new rules, exports of non-military firearms (including most semi-automatic firearms) and their ammunition, parts, and accessories have moved from the jurisdiction of the U.S. State Department to the U.S. Commerce Department. The Commerce Department has for many years regulated the exports of non-military shotguns and shotgun shells.

The main benefits of this change are twofold. First, it will free up the State Department’s oversight resources to tighten security around America’s most …Read the Rest

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