Last week, the Biden administration announced the imposition of new restrictions on firearm imports to curb the use of US-made civilian guns in crimes abroad.
The new regulations will now require experts to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semi-automatic firearms. Trinidad and Tobago is one of these 36 countries which will be affected.
The countries named by the Commerce Department are Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Vietnam, and Yemen.
In announcing the new measure, US Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said, “The days of exporting military-style weapons to civilians in unstable countries are over. Read More
Loutoo, J. (2024, May 6). New US policy restricts export of guns, ammo to local dealers. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/05/05/new-us-policy-restricts-export-of-guns-ammo-to-local-dealers/