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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBan on exportation of silencers, meant to protect our troops, is lifted by il drumpf
The Trump administration lifted a ban on sales of silencers to private overseas buyers that was intended to protect U.S. troops from ambushes. The change was championed by a lawyer for the president who had worked for a firearms trade group.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/trump-gun-silencer-exports.html
But try as he might, he could not achieve one of the industrys main goals: overturning a ban on sales to private foreign buyers enacted by the State Department to protect American troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Then Mr. Williams joined the Trump administration.
As a White House lawyer, he pushed to overturn the prohibition, raising the issue with influential administration officials and creating pressure within the State Department, according to current and former government officials. On Friday, the State Department lifted the ban, and a longtime industry goal was realized. The change paved the way for as much as $250 million a year in possible new overseas sales for companies that Mr. Williams had championed as general counsel of the American Suppressor Association. His role in pushing to lift the ban, which has not been previously reported, follows a well-established pattern in the Trump administration, with the president handing over policymaking to allies of special interest groups with a stake in those policies. And in this case, Mr. Williamss victory comes for a key constituency as President Trump seeks re-election.
Mr. Trumps cabinet includes a former coal lobbyist as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a former lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon Technologies as Defense Secretary, a lobbyist for the auto industry at the helm of the Energy Department and a former oil and gas lobbyist as Interior Secretary. Those industries have been sources of funds for Mr. Trumps campaign and committees supporting it. Mr. Williamss work, though lower-profile, has nevertheless been a boon to another crucial political constituency: the gun lobby, which plays a leading role in Republican get-out-the-vote efforts and views eliminating silencer restrictions as an emerging issue. Its a subject that has been embraced by the presidents eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. an ally of Mr. Williamss former trade group as well as by other powerful gun industry groups.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)Shame on the Republicans. Eternal shame.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Paladin
(28,271 posts)They're still coming in his mouth, but the silencers will make it less obvious.
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)To piss off the liberals....the winger country folk love it...
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)and he is making sure he is making profit from all his efforts.
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)I wonder if we will ever find out how much money changed hands, either directly or through yet another laundering scene, to make this happen.
KS Toronado
(17,313 posts)But will probably get buried because of all the other stupid things trumpig says/does.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)#TrumpGenocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity
every day more damage, more cruelty, more suffering and death
cstanleytech
(26,318 posts)people can build themselves if they have access to certain materials.
madville
(7,412 posts)Can be made with simple machining skills.
Hollywood crafted most peoples knowledge and opinions on silencers (which should actually be referred to as suppressors).
George II
(67,782 posts)patphil
(6,204 posts)let alone to foreign countries.
I can't see any legitimate use for one outside of the military.
madville
(7,412 posts)In order to limit noise pollution. In some European countries its illegal to NOT use a suppressor.
Amishman
(5,559 posts)in some cases not at all
madville
(7,412 posts)From the movies, the reputation of silencers being utilized by criminals and hitmen is mostly a Hollywood creation.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,076 posts)... there is a gun/muzzle silencer business in Sioux Falls. Their office/shop is on a major thoroughfare I take into Sioux Falls, so I can't miss it.
"From Silencer Central
"Silencer Central makes it simple to own a silencer. We do all the work for you, including managing your ATF paperwork, providing you with a FREE NFA Gun Trust and an interest-free eZ-Pay payment plan. We also ship your silencer directly to your front..."
[link:https://www.silencercentral.com/|
They say it takes away, "some of the bark and recoil, so it is great for woman shooters". Billboards ads with an attractive lady are seen in high traffic areas, too.
on edit: The company recently changed their name from Dakota Silencer to Silencer Central. I post this after reading about Don Jr lobbying for these devices.
Kaleva
(36,333 posts)No paper trail if one makes their own.
Kaleva
(36,333 posts)Simo Hayha, Fyodor Okhlopkov, Francis Pegahmagabow, Ivan Sidorenko, Christopher Kyle, Vasili Zaitsev, and Adelbert Waldron combined killed many hundreds without the use of a silencer.
BGBD
(3,282 posts)on the bounties.
madville
(7,412 posts)To be used at shooting ranges in order to reduce noise pollution. Thats probably most of the export market.
Kaleva
(36,333 posts)"Sweden to make Sound Suppressors license free"
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/01/09/sweden-make-sound-suppressors-license-free/
hack89
(39,171 posts)they are easy to buy in Europe as they are considered mandatory safety equipment in some countries.
I don't think our enemies have any problems getting all the suppressors they want.