US halts exports of most civilian firearms for 90 days

[womanofthehills]

ASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has stopped issuing export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition for 90 days for all non-governmental users, the Commerce Department said on Friday, citing national security and foreign policy interests.

The Commerce Department did not provide further details for the pause, which also includes shotguns and optical sights, but said an urgent review will assess the "risk of firearms being diverted to entities or activities that promote regional instability, violate human rights, or fuel criminal activities."

Export licences for Ukraine and Israel, as well as some other close allies, will be exempted from the temporary halt in exports.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-halts-exports-of-most-civilian-firearms-for-90-days/ar-AA1iYMha

[machoneman]

1. Gee, yahthink DeSatan's bragging about shipping weapons with medical supplies might be the cause?

[Voltaire2]

2. Ok. Now how about us?

"risk of firearms being diverted to entities or activities that promote regional instability, violate human rights, or fuel criminal activities."

Um uh - same applies to domestic sales.

[AndyS]

3. OMG! Read the comments! Some of the most right wing gun loving

dribble I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of it.

[Renew Deal]

4. My guess is that Hamas was found in possession of American guns

Same complaint that comes from Mexico