F.A.I.R. E.D., Johanna Reeves, Testifies, House Cmte. on Proposed Gun Export Rules

By Ammoland

Washington, DC – -(AmmoLand.com)- On March 26, 2019, Johanna Reeves, Executive Director for F.A.I.R. (Firearm Ammunition Importers and Exporters) Trade Group, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. At a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Ms. Reeves spoke in favor of the proposed rules that would transition most firearms and ammunition from the export controls of the State Department’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations over to the jurisdiction of the Commerce Department and its Export Administration Regulations. She was the only witness offering testimony in support of the proposed rules.

The other witnesses, representing Amnesty International and The Arms Control Association, were firmly opposed. [as they are to the Second Amendment.]

You can watch the full hearing here.The following are excerpts from Ms. Reeves’s testimony. The full text can be accessed at F.A.I.R. Trade Group.org.

***Begin Statement***

Chairman Bera, Ranking Member Zeldin, and other distinguished members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the F.A.I.R. Trade Group to testify today on this important issue of reform to our export control regulations, and the perceived impact such reform may have on our national security and foreign …Read the Rest

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