Bass Pro Shop

[MountainRanger]

Sort of makes me glad that my club buys BP in bulk and is available in onesy-twosy purchases for club members. At least also we have a couple of good old-fashioned gun shops that still carry Goex even if the price is a bit high.

 

[Katahdin]

read where there are some states where it would be illegal to buy in bulk then sell the powder to members..You need a licence to sell BP so without one you could be breaking the law,,just saying.. I won't tell if you don't..

 

[Katahdin]

F/B Face book or FB Full of Bull ?????

 

[Robert Egler]

read where there are some states where it would be illegal to buy in bulk then sell the powder to members..You need a licence to sell BP so without one you could be breaking the law,,just saying.. I won't tell if you don't..

That's not a state-dependent law, that's federal law.

If the club is buying in bulk and reselling black powder without an explosives license they are violating federal law.

If the members pay the club for the powder before the order is placed and the club does a bulk order and distributes it to those who already paid that's fine. If the club buys the powder and then resells it to members that's illegal under federal law.

 

[Donny]

We call it "split a case".
Even if it is split 24 ways.

 

[Zonie]

The Federal catch to your "split a case" is, the powder must be paid for by each member that is going to get some powder before the order for the powder is placed.

Then each member that has already paid for his/her powder may receive it from whoever sent in the money to pay for the shipment.

Legally, the person who orders the powder is acting as an agent for the others. He is not buying the powder for the club, or for himself.

If the person just buys black powder in the name of the club and then turns around and sells it to whoever wants to buy some, he is breaking a Federal law unless he already has a license to sell black powder.

If he/she doesn't do the "agent" thing you would be doing him/her a big favor by informing about this.
It could keep him/her out of a Federal prison.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Two ways of looking at this type of situation. Breaking up a case for club members would be a very low priority issue for the Feds. But, depending on who is trying to send a message from the top it could become a Federal case and get a lot of people in trouble.

 

[azmntman]

Federal prisons have internet...right? Wouldnt want the forum posts backing up for a year or so :grin:

 

[Zonie]

Assuming the guy at the club doesn't have a Federal license to sell Black Powder and he's just buying it to sell to the members, all it takes is one angry club member to call BATFE and report him.

BATFE has a history of making mountains out of mole holes because it gives the appearance of them earning their pay.

Acting as an agent is easy. Just collect the money and keep records of who has paid and how much they paid for before ordering and there will be no problem.

Risking having just one disgruntled member report you for illegally selling black powder is foolhardy, to say the least.