AMMUNITION BAN RUMORS

      Contrary to widespread rumors, the President has not implemented any new ban on ammunition imports. There has, however, been a delay in the processing of some import permit applications for ammunition and magazines.

      Under the Arms Export Control Act, the Administration has forbidden imports of guns, gun parts, and ammunition made in the U.S. and shipped overseas under military assistance programs. The State Department is now trying to extend that policy to goods that they suspect were built with licensed U.S. technology -- for example, ammunition made on an overseas assembly line that a Cold War ally set up under license from the State Department.

      Bottom line: the Clinton/Gore administration is still trying to use foreign policy to attack the firearms industry. NRA-ILA will continue to work with the Congress to change this policy and defend the interests of American gun owners.

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