Firearms Deserve Export Control Reform Treatment, Says Rep. Kelly
The State Department should address firearms and ammunition within the export control reform initiative, said Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry (here). Kelly said "prompt action on the movement of eligible, dual use…
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items classified under categories I, II, III of the U.S. Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Control List (CCL)" is needed. While almost all other categories are addressed in the Obama administration's export control reform program, "this costly delay harms U.S. firearms and ammunition manufacturers by weakening their ability to compete in the global market," he said. Kelly requested proposed rules to implement export control reform and for "thoughtful consideration" of the views of firearm owners and companies.