The Biden administration furthered its regulatory war on the American firearm industry this month with the announcement of a rule that will permanently extend what was supposed to be a short-term “pause” on licenses for gun exports to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) plans to publish an interim final rule on April 30 that will make it harder for American gun companies that rely on foreign exports to stay in business.
The BIS announced in October 2023 that it would cease issuing new export licenses for some guns and ammunition to review policies that it claimed might increase the “risk of firearms being diverted to entities or activities that promote regional instability, abuse or violate human rights,
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