Commerce Will Respond to Lawmaker Letter on Azerbaijan Gun Exports
The Commerce Department plans to respond to Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., about his letter last week urging the agency to reject an export license application for firearms to Azerbaijan (see 2302030029), a Commerce spokesperson said. The spokesperson declined to say…
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whether the agency is considering approving the license but said applications are generally also reviewed by the Defense and State departments to “ensure that potential exports are consistent with national security and foreign policy interests which include, among other considerations, human rights concerns.” This review “continually assesses proposed end users of firearms exports through public and classified information, utilizes a variety of tools to monitor exports, and has a robust administrative and criminal enforcement program to impose penalties for violations of export control requirements for firearms exports,” the spokesperson said.