{"id":42300,"date":"2018-05-15T19:37:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/15\/selling-guns-could-got-easier-thanks-to-the-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:20:45","slug":"selling-guns-could-got-easier-thanks-to-the-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2018\/05\/15\/selling-guns-could-got-easier-thanks-to-the-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling guns abroad could get easier, thanks to the Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to make it easier to sell small arms abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State department has submitted a request to shift oversight on small-arms exports, such as semiautomatic rifles, from State to Commerce, kicking off a 45-day review period of the new policy, which has been long sought by the gun industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move impacts any firearms that are \u201cwidely available\u201d in U.S. stores for commercial sale. However, State would maintain oversight on any weapons sold primarily for military use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a move that arms manufacturers have sought for years, with hopes of selling more weapons abroad \u2013 one that aligns with the Trump administration\u2019s stance that economic security and national security<\/a> are irrevocably linked.<\/p>\n\n\n\t