Russian Ammo Imports Banned Today

[hollohas]

And prices were starting to come back down....damn.

[funkymonkey1111]

wonder what a case of wolf 7.62x39 will be going for now?

[arbol]

Do you have a friend in the government? Maybe your sister, with a bottle of wine?

[TEAMRICO]

My ComBlocs are hunkering down for bit now.

[Irving]

Looks like Afghanistan is looking for more 5.56 these days

Heh, touche.

[APEXgunparts]

FAIR Members:

Today, the Biden Administration's State Department announced several actions in response to the Russian government's poisoning of Aleksey Navalny with a ?Novichok? nerve agent. Included in this response are sanctions under Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991:

1. Restrictions on the permanent imports of certain Russian firearms. New and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in Russia will be subject to a policy of denial.
2. Additional Department of Commerce export restrictions on nuclear and missile-related goods and technology pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.


These restrictions will go into effect once published in the Federal Register on September 7, 2021 and "remain in place for a minimum of 12 months. The sanctions can only be lifted after a 12-month period if the Executive Branch determines and certifies to Congress that Russia has met several conditions described in the CBW Act, 22 U.S.C. 5605(c)."

Fortunately, ATF has clarified that existing Forms 6 for the importation of Russian firearms and ammunition will not be suspended or revoked. Permits pending on September 7, will be denied.

It is still unclear if this will only impact "firearms" and "ammunition" as defined in Part 447, or other defense articles as well. Furthermore, it is unclear if Russian curio and relic firearms will be able to use the "5-year" exemption under 27 CFR 447.52(e).

We will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates as it progresses.

Best,
Mike Faucette
107558

Executive Director
F.A.I.R. Trade Group
M: (301) 873-2006


HERE is the link to the message posted on the US DoS web site:

Fact Sheet: United States Imposes Additional Costs on Russia for the Poisoning of Aleksey Navalny

APEX Gun Parts
719-481-2050

[Cujo0920]

Biden Administration Bans Importation of Russian Guns and Ammo


https://www.ammoland.com/2021/08/bre...#axzz74BBndFP3

[funkymonkey1111]

Anyone know what the "permit" means? Does that mean that existing permits, clearly held by Wolf, Tula, and whoever manufactures Silver Bear/Golden Tiger/Red Army are free to continue importing ammo, and only new permits for "Ivan's New Ammo Concern" are denied?

Or, are the permits held by the established manufacturers on a per-import basis? E.g., does Tula have to have multiple, renewing permits to continue importation?

[FoxtArt]

I don't believe any of those Russian companies have permits at all. Importers are U.S. based companies, they are what obtain permits and bring the international shipments in and comply with ITAR. It sounds like they are not revoking existing permits to avoid the plethora of litigation that would ensue, slapping what seems like an expiration on the sanction, and then - mark my words - they will indefinitely extend the "sanctions" for various reasons. As time marches on and these U.S. companies need to renew their permits, they will be unable to and the importation will cease entirely.

This is a backdoor way to achieve a permanent ban on importation of all Russian munitions/arms going forward, with little opposition, no legislation, and no judicial review.

[.455_Hunter]

This is a backdoor way to achieve a permanent ban on importation of all Russian munitions/arms going forward, with little opposition, no legislation, and no judicial review.

A future regime could reverse the policy, but it would have to be a priority for them.