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    Why did the Trump administration decide to move jurisdiction over downloadable guns away from the State Department?

    6.21.2020

      It’s unclear. In January 2020, the administration announced it would move jurisdiction over downloadable guns from the State Department to the Commerce Department. This decision went against recommendations from the State Department, who had stopped downloadable gun files from going online in 2012. 

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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023