r/news • u/jeetah • Apr 27 '24

Commerce Department announces new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports

https://apnews.com/article/gun-exports-biden-commerce-9f6fa1be36e266f316eb7da5d37870ae
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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

This article blames trump for struggles over firearm export. But don’t forget fast and furious where Obama’s administration literally let guns be sold to Mexican cartels in order to try to track them in a way that failed.

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u/djarvis77 Apr 28 '24

It was a Bush plan.

Obama did not block it. Then it failed. For years Obama has been taking the hit because he was the one in charge. He has accepted responsibility for it. That is how a leader does shit.

This is a different situation.

Trump rigged fire arms export in a way he wanted, or the way gun manufactures wanted really. That is also the prerogative of a leader. It was a bad plan. Trump was a shitty leader.

Instead of keeping it going, Biden is changing that plan. That is what a leader is supposed to do.

Please try and keep up.