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Trump administration's new gun policy: Let's arm more bad guys around the world
The Trump administration is trying to make it easier to sell guns worldwide that could end up in criminal hands:
Donald Trump has so far spent the month of July using his presidential platform to degrade international relations and further destabilize peacekeeping efforts. He has bashed NATO, called the European Union a "foe" of the United States and publicly colluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin to issue transparent denials of the Russian military's crimes against American democracy.
But under the radar, the Trump administration made another move that critics fear will contribute to violence and unrest around the world. The administration is quietly pushing to make it easier for American weapons manufacturers to export arms around the world, many of which experts fear will end up in the hands of dictators, criminals and terrorists. It's a change that will be profitable for gun sellers, but could further destabilize already dangerous parts of the world.
On paper, the change seems small: The Trump administration is proposing to move control of certain gun and ammo exports out of the hands of the State Department and to the Commerce Department. But in reality, this shift could lead to a major change in how many guns get exported.
"It means exports of guns and ammunition like sniper rifles, semiautomatic assault rifles and pistols, and handguns used by Navy Seals and U.S. Special Forces would be subject to less strict oversight than they are now," Katherine Phillips of Giffords writes. "Exporting these weapons to other countries, where they could fall into the wrong hands and potentially be used against Americans, would become easier."
https://www.salon.com/2018/07/20/trump-administrations-new-gun-policy-lets-arm-more-bad-guys-around-the-world/
Donald Trump has so far spent the month of July using his presidential platform to degrade international relations and further destabilize peacekeeping efforts. He has bashed NATO, called the European Union a "foe" of the United States and publicly colluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin to issue transparent denials of the Russian military's crimes against American democracy.
But under the radar, the Trump administration made another move that critics fear will contribute to violence and unrest around the world. The administration is quietly pushing to make it easier for American weapons manufacturers to export arms around the world, many of which experts fear will end up in the hands of dictators, criminals and terrorists. It's a change that will be profitable for gun sellers, but could further destabilize already dangerous parts of the world.
On paper, the change seems small: The Trump administration is proposing to move control of certain gun and ammo exports out of the hands of the State Department and to the Commerce Department. But in reality, this shift could lead to a major change in how many guns get exported.
"It means exports of guns and ammunition like sniper rifles, semiautomatic assault rifles and pistols, and handguns used by Navy Seals and U.S. Special Forces would be subject to less strict oversight than they are now," Katherine Phillips of Giffords writes. "Exporting these weapons to other countries, where they could fall into the wrong hands and potentially be used against Americans, would become easier."
https://www.salon.com/2018/07/20/trump-administrations-new-gun-policy-lets-arm-more-bad-guys-around-the-world/
Not only is the Orange Anus-mouth a Russian asset, but arming our enemies with weapons which will be used to kill Americans and our allies is treason of the highest order.
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