US EditionCommerce Department Rescinds Biden-Era Firearm Export Restrictions
The Trump administration reversed export rules that limited sales to 36 high-risk countries, potentially restoring $500 million annually to the US firearm industry, officials said.
- On Monday, the Department of Commerce’s export control agency reversed Biden-era limitations on the international sale of civilian firearms to 36 countries classified as high-risk.
- These restrictions, imposed in April 2024 by the Biden administration to limit arms diversion to criminal groups, cut export license validity and imposed additional documentation requirements.
- The rule removal restores export controls from Trump's first term, reopening international markets and easing export license requirements for most long-barrel shotguns and scopes sent to US allies.
- Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler described the Biden-era restrictions as burdensome and stated that rolling back these rules will open up lucrative export markets worth hundreds of millions annually for American firearms producers.
- The policy shift could boost US firearm exports by about 7% annually, or $40 million, while officials maintain screening to prevent weapons reaching illicit users.
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Trump rescinds Biden-era firearms export rule to high-risk nations
The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era firearms export rule that prohibited the transfer of civilian weaponry to individuals in 36 countries deemed high-risk for them to fall into the hands of criminals.
Trump administration scraps Biden-era firearms export restrictions
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Trump administration scraps Biden gun export restrictions
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