Importation of Russian rifles/ammo

[peacebutready]

Did the executive order below stop importation of Russian Mosin Nagant rifles and surplus 7.62X54R ammo? The ammo, if you can find it, is much more expensive. The rifles are more expensive as well.

https://www.slickguns.com/product/r...1-we-people-your-voice-our-governmen#comments

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/ukraine_eo2.pdf

 

[Slamfire]

Congress has given the President the authority to control arms and ammunition imports into the United States under the Arms Export Act. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Export_Control_Act The State Department is given authority to regulate defense articles, as stated here:



Code Federal Regulations, Title 22: Foreign Relations


PART 123—LICENSES FOR THE EXPORT AND TEMPORARY IMPORT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

§123.2 Import jurisdiction.

The Department of State regulates the temporary import of defense articles. Permanent imports of defense articles into the United States are regulated by the Department of the Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under the direction of the Attorney General (see 27 CFR parts 447, 478, 479, and 555).


[71 FR 20540, Apr. 21, 2006]



The State Department manages the list of what is allowed or not allowed:



The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)



https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

The US Munitions List,


(a) U.S. Munitions List. In this part, articles, services, and related technical data are designated as defense articles or defense services pursuant to sections 38 and 47(7) of the Arms Export Control Act and constitute the U.S. Munitions List (USML). Changes in designations are published in the Federal Register. Paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this section describe or explain the elements of a USML category:

I found bans in CFR 27

Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms


PART 447—IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR


§447.52 Import restrictions applicable to certain countries.

(a) It is the policy of the United States to deny licenses and other approvals with respect to defense articles and defense services originating in certain countries or areas. This policy applies to Afghanistan, Belarus (one of the states composing the former Soviet Union), Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mongolia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Vietnam. This policy applies to countries or areas with respect to which the United States maintains an arms embargo (e.g., Burma, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, and UNITA (Angola)). It also applies when an import would not be in furtherance of world peace and the security and foreign policy of the United States.


Note: Changes in foreign policy may result in additions to and deletions from the above list of countries. The ATF will publish changes to this list in the Federal Register. Contact the Firearms and Explosives Imports Branch at (304) 616-4550 for current information.


(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the appropriate ATF officer shall deny applications to import into the United States the following firearms and ammunition:


(1) Any firearm located or manufactured in Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan, and any firearm previously manufactured in the Soviet Union, that is not one of the models listed below:


(i) Pistols/Revolvers:


(A) German Model P08 Pistol.


(B) IZH 34M, .22 caliber Target Pistol.


(C) IZH 35M, .22 caliber Target Pistol.


(D) Mauser Model 1896 Pistol.


(E) MC-57-1 Pistol.


(F) MC-1-5 Pistol.


(G) Polish Vis Model 35 Pistol.


(H) Soviet Nagant Revolver.


(I) TOZ 35, .22 caliber Target Pistol.


(ii) Rifles:


(A) BARS-4 Bolt Action Carbine.


(B) Biathlon Target Rifle, .22LR caliber.


(C) British Enfield Rifle.


(D) CM2, .22 caliber Target Rifle (also known as SM2, 22 caliber).


(E) German Model 98K Rifle.


(F) German Model G41 Rifle.


(G) German Model G43 Rifle.


(H) IZH-94.


(I) LOS-7 Bolt Action Rifle.


(J) MC-7-07.


(K) MC-18-3.


(L) MC-19-07.


(M) MC-105-01.


(N) MC-112-02.


(O) MC-113-02.


(P) MC-115-1.


(Q) MC-125/127.


(R) MC-126.


(S) MC-128.


(T) Saiga Rifle.


(U) Soviet Model 38 Carbine.


(V) Soviet Model 44 Carbine.


(W) Soviet Model 91/30 Rifle.


(X) TOZ 18, .22 caliber Bolt Action Rifle.


(Y) TOZ 55.


(Z) TOZ 78.


(AA) Ural Target Rifle, .22LR caliber.


(BB) VEPR Rifle.


(CC) Winchester Model 1895, Russian Model Rifle;


(2) Ammunition located or manufactured in Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan, and ammunition previously manufactured in the Soviet Union, that is 7.62 × 25mm caliber (also known as 7.63 × 25mm caliber or .30 Mauser); or


(3) A type of firearm the manufacture of which began after February 9, 1996.


(c) The provisions of paragraph (b) of this section shall not affect the fulfillment of contracts with respect to firearms or ammunition entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption in the United States on or before February 9, 1996.


(d) A defense article authorized for importation under this part may not be shipped on a vessel, aircraft or other means or conveyance which is owned or operated by, or leased to or from, any of the countries or areas covered by paragraph (a) of this section.


(e) Applications for permits to import articles that were manufactured in, or have been in, a country or area proscribed under this section may be approved where the articles are covered by Category I(a) of the Import List (other than those subject to the provisions of 27 CFR Part 479), are importable as curios or relics under the provisions of 27 CFR 478.118, and meet the following criteria:


(1) The articles were manufactured in a proscribed country or area prior to the date, as established by the Department of State, the country or area became proscribed, or, were manufactured in a non-proscribed country or area; and


(2) The articles have been stored for the five year period immediately prior to importation in a non-proscribed country or area.


(f) Applicants desiring to import articles claimed to meet the criteria specified in paragraph (e) of this section shall explain, and certify to, how the firearms meet the criteria. The certification statement will be prepared in letter form, executed under the penalties of perjury, and should be submitted with the application for an import permit. The certification statement must be accompanied by documentary information on the country or area of original manufacture and on the country or area of storage for the five year period immediately prior to importation. Such information may, for example, include a verifiable statement in the English language of a government official or any other person having knowledge of the date and place of manufacture and/or the place of storage; a warehouse receipt or other document which provides the required history of storage; and any other document that the applicant believes substantiates the place and date of manufacture and the place of storage. The appropriate ATF officer, however, reserves the right to determine whether documentation is acceptable. Applicants shall, when required by the appropriate ATF officer, furnish additional documentation as may be necessary to determine whether an import permit application should be approved.



I am of the opinion that the President does not have to issue an Executive Order to enact or lift a small arms ban, or ammunition ban. He can give written direction to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury. His written direction does not have to be an Executive Order.

 

[indyk]

Rant on


No,
At the AK files the majority of us see very little change in the current status of Obummers restrictions on IZHMASH made goodies, but the restrictions had no effect on Relics or items coming from the MOLOT factory such as the VEPR.

So why is these items rising in cost ? and where the hell is all the 54r?

Simple supply and demand.
With current operations they have going on over there the days of stacked warehouses with overflowing 7.62x54r surplus IS OVER. The Russian army still uses the 54r and need it. The ammo vendors your used to dealing with can barely get it in, "you never know if a order will go through" this comes direct from ammo vendors. Surplus Mosins still trickle in, with inflation and demand so do the prices. look at the influx of 9130 snipers, they are flooding in and the price is significantly cheaper than years before, when the M44's have climbed.
As we all can remember The early 90's, you could get an M44 soppin in cosmo 2 crates of 880 for 100-120$

I chat here and there with guys bringing in modern equipment 100 series mags, rare, clear prototype mags, svd, akm, 87 plum bayos, bakelite mags etc, these items are the new surplus.