Commerce Interim Final Ruling Tightening Firearm Exports Excludes Haiti from License Restrictions, Acknowledges Urgency of Haitian & Caribbean Firearm Smuggling

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Saturday, May 11, 2024
Author: 
Kenneth Boggess
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
5
Abstract: 

        Amid concern from Caribbean governments over the destabilizing potential of U.S. firearm exportations, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released on April 30, 2024 an interim final rule (IFR) on controls of firearms and related items in BIS’ scope.  Guided by a working group headed by the U.S. Department of State, the IFR tightens licensing and export restrictions on firearms for 36 countries.