The Department of Commerce has taken unprecedented steps in its decision to ban the export of American guns. This reckless decision deeply affects gun manufacturers, hurting American jobs and businesses. The ban put in place by the Department of Commerce is an absurd overreach of federal power — one that cripples the American firearm industry.

Without using due process of law, the federal government decided to put in place overly broad and detrimental policies that violate the Second Amendment. We must not only remove the pause, but ensure that federal agencies follow the due process of law in the future. The Oct. 27 pause should never have happened in the first place.

To right this wrong, my bill will ensure that the Department of Commerce does not overstep its Constitutional authority. The Executive Branch is charged with enforcing laws, not making new ones. There are procedures in place to protect Americans from federal overreach for a reason, and my bill reiterates that fact.

Congressman Mark Green, R-Clarksville

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