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**Catalogov** · 08-10-2012, 09:52 AM

If I was that dude, I may not have said a thing. It is a nice gun, and worth a LOT of money.

The problem is the guy lives in DC, where ownership of "assault rifles" is still highly restricted. Had he even driven it to the police station rather than calling them, they could (and WOULD) have arrested him.

I don't see how Amazon could have messed up because Amazon doesn't even sell guns. Only thing that I could think is that the dude ordered the TV from a company that sells through Amazon and happen to also sell guns too. Just attached the wrong labeled to the wrong package.

As has come to light, it wasn't a problem on Amazon's part... but remember, Amazon is the new whipping boy for the media in regards to evading state sales taxes, etc etc. UPS, on the other hand, experienced quite the error in their shipping system.

For non-US people, you can't order guns online and have them shipped to your door. It just doesn't work that way. You can, however, communicate with a seller and arrange for them to ship it to your nearest FFL (Federal Firearms License) dealer, who is heavily scrutinized by the BATFE.

08-10-2012, 09:52 AM	#24
Catalogov Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 494 Senior Member	If I was that dude, I may not have said a thing. It is a nice gun, and worth a LOT of money. The problem is the guy lives in DC, where ownership of "assault rifles" is still highly restricted. Had he even driven it to the police station rather than calling them, they could (and WOULD) have arrested him. I don't see how Amazon could have messed up because Amazon doesn't even sell guns. Only thing that I could think is that the dude ordered the TV from a company that sells through Amazon and happen to also sell guns too. Just attached the wrong labeled to the wrong package. As has come to light, it wasn't a problem on Amazon's part... but remember, Amazon is the new whipping boy for the media in regards to evading state sales taxes, etc etc. UPS, on the other hand, experienced quite the error in their shipping system. For non-US people, you can't order guns online and have them shipped to your door. It just doesn't work that way. You can, however, communicate with a seller and arrange for them to ship it to your nearest FFL (Federal Firearms License) dealer, who is heavily scrutinized by the BATFE.
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