Re: Jamison charged with illegal ammo sales.
Does anyone here believe that ITAR only revolves around uber tacticool equipment and projectiles? It covers almost every damn item.
In the cases where export is fairly simple almost all small to medium US companies simply can't be bothered to complete the single page DSP83 export permission request.As a result , yes, there are more and more companies makingthe goods local to where the market is.
Surgeon, Pierce, Badger to name but a few, all don't want to export. Not that they can't,..they won't do the simple paperwork!
ITAR is an ass. It stifles business both ways and does harm to the US economy for sure. Its not all a one way street and manufacturers should take every opportunity they can to expand their markets even if the initial quantities are small.
In the case in point I feel sorry for the Kiwi/Canadians involved as likely they will get sentenced in absence to a fantastically punitive amount of jail time and or money.