ATF Finalizes Changes to US Munitions Import List

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is finalizing the removal from the U.S. Munitions Import List (USMIL) of articles that the agency has deemed readily available through domestic commercial sources (here). The final rule adopts without change an interim rule that took effect in April 2014 (see 14032622). Articles removed from the USMIL include military rifle scopes, ammunition belting and loading machines, mine sweeping equipment, and engines for tanks and other military vehicles.