Obama EO against gunsmiths

[firestorm]

Terrorist groups are literally handed munitions by state actors. Anybody who thinks ITAR changes that needs to cut down on the koolaid

Having said that, you may be right

Yeah, I know that, and you know that. But the random guy on the street has never heard of ITAR, and CNN will go on tv every hour talking about it and making up all sorts of nonsense just to scare people, right before election time.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

The last time we saw this nonsense was during the Clinton administration when they put a lot of the "kitchen table FFLs" out of business. The guys who did a bit of gunsmithing at home for a few extra bucks. It pretty much limited FFL-01 licenses to people who were engaged in buying, selling, modifying, and repairing firearms as a principal means of earning their livelihood, and excluded people who were making a few extra bucks off of a hobby.

A BATFE ruling that eliminated the authorization for gun writers, consultants, photographers, etc. to receive guns form manufacturers without the need for an FFL unless the recipient is a regular employee (W2, not 1099) opened the door for these persons who are not attempting to earn a living by selling or smithing guns to obtain an FFL.