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Kind of figured the Administration would go this route. No doubt banning
ammunition made in Russia is next on the agenda.
A new round of sanctions by the United States targets Russia’s financial,
energy and defense sectors.
"The Executive Order signed on Wednesday by President Barack Obama is being
called ”evil” by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and bans, among other
things, the sale of all Russian-made AK-47 semi-automatic rifles, Saiga-12
shotguns, and all other firearms and parts manufactured by Kalishnikov
Concern."
"According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Americans will still be able to
purchase AK-47′s in the secondary market, as long as Kalishnikov Concern
does not have a direct financial interest in the transaction."
If a U.S. person is in possession of a Kalashnikov Concern product that was
bought and fully paid for prior to the date of designation (i.e., no payment
remains due to Kalashnikov Concern), then that product is not blocked and
OFAC sanctions would not prohibit the U.S. person from keeping or selling
the product in the secondary market so long as Kalashnikov Concern has no
interest in the transaction. (US Treasury)
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control released a statement
advising concerned U.S. gun owners that, while they can still sell existing
stocks of AK-47′s and other firearms on the importation ban list, new
purchases from the Russian-based manufacturers by private or commercial gun
interests have been outlawed.
According to Kurt Nimmo of Infowars the President’s unilateral move by way
of Executive Order could usher in a new era of gun restrictions across the
United States without Congressional oversight, “The criminalization of an
entire line of foreign manufactured firearms is possible under ‘national
emergency powers’ and there is no appeal process.”
Last year President Obama vowed to push forward on gun control with
Congressional approval, a promise that prompted Americans to clear retail
store shelves of ammunition and drive the price of firearms like AK-47′s
and AR-15 semi-automatic rifles to double or triple within just a few
months. Within a week of vowing to act independently of an elected Congress,
the Obama administration began exploring methods to completely ban the
importation of ammunition, magazines and gun accessories from international
manufactures.
Earlier this year, during the opening salvos of the Ukrainian conflict, it
was believed that Obama was implementing a ban on ammunition originating
from Russia and Russian-friendly states. Russian manufacturers responded to
the rumors by claiming they were not aware of any such restrictions, though
it is clear that they are now in the Obama administration’s sights.
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