In mid-May the Trump administration proposed a new rule for the export of firearms. It would transfer the jurisdiction of consumer gun exports from the State Department to the Commerce Department, where the application process for gun exports is simpler.
The American firearms industry is delighted. It will also be easier for foreign criminals and terrorists to buy AR-15s, but the Trump administration is, of course, doesn't care about those details.
The information from this post is from an article by Tiffany Hsu and John Ismay, "Gun Exports Could Rise If New Rule Is Approved, " New York Times, (24 May 2018), p. B-4. I doubt if it was covered on MSNBC or CNN, where the news seems to be "All Mueller, All the Time."
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