Hey guys, I haven’t been on AGN much lately, my boys and I have been very busy. My boys are both playing basketball, it’s Steelhead season in Nor Cal and we all got new over under shotguns this winter so we've been practicing shooting trap for the upcoming season! I hope you are all well and 2020 is going super for you all so far! It looks like 2020 is going to be another great year for us air gunners. There looks to be a lot of phenomenal guns and goodies coming our way!
I have a friend overseas that many of you have dealt with, he manufactures air gun power upgrade parts on a small-medium scale and sells them to us in the USA and around the world. He recently sold a couple of the parts kits to someone here in the USA, the guy doesn’t like the parts, wants a 100% refund for everything including shipping, even after the parts have been installed and used. My friend said no but offered a compromise, that didn't work out either so the guy is now threatening my friend. He said he has friends in "very, very high places", is going to track all sales, report my friend to Customs & Border Protection and to Alcohol Tabacco and Firearms, get him busted and have him banned from entering the USA or Europe in the future. I told my friend that it sounded really absurd, were probably just threats to scare him and that air guns and air gun parts are not regulated by the Alphabet org or CBP. I do want to be 100% sure there are no rules I’m missing though. My recollection is that Alphabet org regulates Guns, ammunition and implements of war...Air guns and parts are not under these categories and therefore not regulated by the Alphabet org. I'm not really sure what CBP's role would be as far as air guns go? Are there any other laws pertaining to importation of air gun parts? Anyone know for sure? I'm 99% sure that this guy is just making threats to scare my friend. It would be a huge amount of work to pursue something like this if laws were being broken, which I don't think they are. I also think our government has more pressing matters to deal with than a few plenums or air tubes! I know there are a awful lot of people importing these parts from South America, Australia, Great Brittan, Russia, S.E. Asia, Eastern Europe and I've never once heard of any laws being broken or people being prosecuted. Thanks in advance! Stoti
P.S. to those of you who have e-mailed me...It's Stu Wrycraft, he doesn't mind me sharing his name. I have no affiliation with him other than he is a good friend of mine. As far as the details of the dispute, I'm not even going to go there. It doesn't pertain to me and I'm not involved so I'm not going to get into all of that. That's between Stu and his customer. I'm simply trying to find out if any regulations or laws have been broken at the request of Stu and to clarify if this guy is simply making idle threats. Again, thank you for your help! Stoti
I have a friend overseas that many of you have dealt with, he manufactures air gun power upgrade parts on a small-medium scale and sells them to us in the USA and around the world. He recently sold a couple of the parts kits to someone here in the USA, the guy doesn’t like the parts, wants a 100% refund for everything including shipping, even after the parts have been installed and used. My friend said no but offered a compromise, that didn't work out either so the guy is now threatening my friend. He said he has friends in "very, very high places", is going to track all sales, report my friend to Customs & Border Protection and to Alcohol Tabacco and Firearms, get him busted and have him banned from entering the USA or Europe in the future. I told my friend that it sounded really absurd, were probably just threats to scare him and that air guns and air gun parts are not regulated by the Alphabet org or CBP. I do want to be 100% sure there are no rules I’m missing though. My recollection is that Alphabet org regulates Guns, ammunition and implements of war...Air guns and parts are not under these categories and therefore not regulated by the Alphabet org. I'm not really sure what CBP's role would be as far as air guns go? Are there any other laws pertaining to importation of air gun parts? Anyone know for sure? I'm 99% sure that this guy is just making threats to scare my friend. It would be a huge amount of work to pursue something like this if laws were being broken, which I don't think they are. I also think our government has more pressing matters to deal with than a few plenums or air tubes! I know there are a awful lot of people importing these parts from South America, Australia, Great Brittan, Russia, S.E. Asia, Eastern Europe and I've never once heard of any laws being broken or people being prosecuted. Thanks in advance! Stoti
P.S. to those of you who have e-mailed me...It's Stu Wrycraft, he doesn't mind me sharing his name. I have no affiliation with him other than he is a good friend of mine. As far as the details of the dispute, I'm not even going to go there. It doesn't pertain to me and I'm not involved so I'm not going to get into all of that. That's between Stu and his customer. I'm simply trying to find out if any regulations or laws have been broken at the request of Stu and to clarify if this guy is simply making idle threats. Again, thank you for your help! Stoti