I note that according to the BlackSky website at
-dave w
I note that according to the BlackSky website at
-dave w
Buy them instead from places that have understood they were exempt.
on the other hand, I have seen dealers always asking for a LEUP on mail orders/phone orders,
yet do easy access in person at the store, or on the field must be a CYA type of thing.
Per an earlier post here today by someone else, K. Good of the TRA BOT is working with the legal team to find out what impact, if any, the ruling has on reloads. (clarifying other stuff too, so I hear)
I doubt any vendor will "throw open the gates" until that happens. Most vendors will error on the side of "safe" when it comes to the BATFE. That's why some are requiring a LEUP for "Easy Access".
Remember, if a vendor aquires something that requires a LEDP and storage, then sells it to a non-permit holder, there is a break in the paper trail that the BATFE requires (and can inspect without notice at any point)
Point!
I told you so.
Until recently that was "empty set".
Is it still?
This is Blacksky we're talking about here. The website probably gets updated once or twice a year.
Most rocketry vendors are very small businesses. They don't all have the time to immediately update their websites on things like these.
Brian Elfert
You should report the offending vendor to the NAR/TRA legal team, just as if it was the BATFE doing the offending.
Alan
That's understandable, but you'd think they would jump right on something that's (unnecessarily, now) going to drive away sales...
-dave w
I can't imagine Blacksky really sells that many motors. They are mostly know for launch equipment and electronics.
Blacksky was originally the U.S. distributor of Pro38 motors, but I think Cesaroni might be selling to dealers direct now.
Brian Elfert
What do you expect to accomplish by doing that? About all it will do is run up the legal bills.
Blacksky is within their rights to do that.
Don't waste your time. Go to another vendor.
How?
Stating the obvious will get you attacked by trolls Dave.
WHat do you mean how? When is a vendor not free to ask for whatever he wants before he sells something to someone? It might cause people not to buy from him but he can ask for anything he wants.
When what he asks for is set forth in FEDERAL LAW and REGULATION as to when it is permissible and when it is not.
Jerry
They can refuse service to anyone they so desire.
Show me what law Black Sky is violating buy not willing selling motors to anyone without an LEUP. Federal, State, Local. Being a contractor to NASA, I bet if they sought the advise of counsel, this is what they would hear.
You might have a shot challenging them in civil court, but probably a VERY long one, given the current social enviroment, current litigation, and general confusion.....to which you contribute to daily.
Jerry said so just doesn't work anymore.....
Jeff Barnes TRA #2267
I've had vendors (non rocketry related) ask to see a drivers license if I write a check. Last I checked there was no "law" that said I had to present a DL to get slim-jims and cheetos!
I guess that JI considers this illegal to!
"Please send $5, and you too can get a degree from 'Jerry's school of armchair law'. If you act now, you'll not only get a 'cap snaffler', but also a 'bass-o-matic'! Also, if you are one of the first 10 callers, you'll get a copy of the 'That is libel and I will take you to court' letter, personally signed by JI!"
I hate to break it to you, but here in California it IS against the law.
Apparently, as of about a year and a half ago, it's 'theoretically' illegal for vendors to ask for the drivers license. I only found out about this because my local Radio Shack (where I've shopped for almost
20 years) stopped taking checks because of this. They only take cash, or debit/credit cards now.David Erbas-White
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