Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Monday rescinded a Biden-era firearms export rule that prohibited the transfer of civilian weaponry to individuals in 36 countries deemed high-risk of falling into the hands of criminals or terrorists.
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security rescinded the interim final rule, arguing it imposed "onerous" export controls on weapons, throttling U.S. gunmakers from competing in overseas markets at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars a year in exports.
"BIS strongly rejects the Biden administration's war on the Second Amendment and law-abiding firearms users," Jeffrey Kessler, under secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, said in a statement.
"With today's rule, BIS is restoring common sense to export controls and doing right by America's proud firearms industry, while also continuing to protect national security."
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