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18-year Ban on Exporting American-made Suppressors Lifted
by Chris EgerPresident Trump's administration last week quietly dropped a 2002 ban on the commercial export of firearm suppressors, effective immediately.
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Planned ease in arms export rules could boost gun companies both large and small
by Chris EgerThe ramifications of cutting away dense federal regulation on munitions controls could drastically increase exports while easing the load on small-scale gun shops.
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Lebanese man sentenced for part in illegal gun shipments to Beirut
by Chris EgerA federal judge in Iowa on Wednesday gave a man from Lebanon a nearly five-year sentence for his connection to a ring of Lebanese expatriates who shipped guns to the Middle East.
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Defense contractor pleads guilty to giving secrets to ‘Russian spy’
by Brian SeayThe contractor pleaded guilty Monday to selling secret information to a person he believed to be a Russian spy. Investigators learned he used the funds to support an online lover, who had been catfishing him.
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Bill to protect gunsmiths from new regulations introduced
by Chris EgerA bipartisan group of lawmakers have debuted a proposal that would transfer export oversight for most gunsmiths from the State Department in an effort to curb a possible $2,250 annual fee to stay in operation.
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144 Lawmakers urge Obama to rescind ITAR gunsmithing change
by Chris EgerA bipartisan group of lawmakers are not happy with a change by the State Department in July that could force even hobbyist gunsmiths to register and pay a $2,250 annual fee to stay in operation.
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Former gun company execs sentenced for illegally exporting arms
by Daniel TerrillThe four men who worked for the now defunct Sabre Defence pleaded guilty in 2011 to violating the Arms Export Control Act and conspiracy. They all received between 13-18 months in prison.
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Bill introduced to overturn White House ban on suppressor exports
by Chris EgerA Utah Congressman has introduced a proposal to lift the U.S. State Department's ban on the commercial exportation of suppressors overseas.
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Final suspect pleads guilty in scheme to ship guns to Lebanon
by Daniel TerrillThe final member of a Cedar Rapids family caught shipping guns to Lebanon pleaded guilty in federal court last week, the Justice Department said.
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Filipino national charged with smuggling gun parts out of U.S.
by Daniel TerrillA Filipino national has been charged in a New Jersey federal court on April 22 for smuggling gun parts out of the U.S. for roughly five years.
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