One of many things that makes the U.S. unusual is the Constitutionally protected status of gun ownership and gun sales here. Guns being guns, this comes with some built in negative externalities that we struggle to contain. But we also export guns, to legal markets in other countries (as well as sometimes to illegal ones) and this can impose negative externalities elsewhere. Apparently the Commerce Department is reviewing the situation.
The Guardian has the story (from the Reuters news service):
US halts export of most civilian firearms and ammunition for 90 days. Commerce department cites foreign policy interests and says it will review ‘risk of firearms’ diverted’ to ‘violate human rights’
"The US has stopped issuing export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition for 90 days for all non-governmental users, the commerce department said on Friday, citing national security and foreign policy interests.
"The commerce department did not provide further details for the pause, which also includes shotguns and optical sights, but said an urgent review will assess the “risk of firearms being diverted to entities or activities that promote regional instability, violate human rights, or fuel criminal activities”.
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