The lobbying campaign, which lasted almost 2 years, ended with the expansion of foreign trade opportunities for American military companies.
This is reported by The New York Times.
According to the media, the interests of gunsmiths promoted by Michael Williams, and he was able to advance in his activities only after joining the Donald Trump administration.
The ban on the sale of silencers was introduced in 2002. Washington was afraid that American equipment would be used against U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr., who was then Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, terrorists managed to use bullets from the garage gates to blow up American fighters.
“After that, you think twice about what you export”, – he stressed.
For almost 20 years, only foreign governments could conclude contracts for the supply of silencers. Now this ban has been lifted. It is predicted that military corporations can earn an additional 250 million dollars by selling silencers to private entities. At the same time, the expert community is warned that it is difficult to track such deals. So, eventually, the equipment may end up in the hands of terrorists.