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Obama Administration Seeks to Ease Weapons Export Rules

HeadlineMay 03, 2012

The Obama administration is reportedly seeking to ease barriers to exporting guns and other weapons abroad in the hopes of improving trade and sales by U.S. firms. According to the Wall Street Journal, officials at the Department of Homeland Security have already expressed concerns the proposed overhaul could make it easier for weapons to wind up in the hands of “criminal groups, terrorist organizations or enemy combatants.” The White House says those concerns will be addressed in its final proposal in the coming months.

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