I don't know what your situation was about. But in this case, the regime will be looking to make examples. The person I referred to earlier was investigated for selling a handful of lowers over a period of a couple of years. That's not a lot, by any means. He went through 2 weeks of hell. For doing nothing wrong and exercising his rights as an American. Think about that for a minute. It doesn't really matter that it all worked out. It's equivalent to harassment of gun owners, by the federal government and a borderline abuse of his rights. To hell with that!
Now, they are being granted broader powers to pursue anyone they perceive to be a dealer. I won't be surprised if we see arrests made during the next panic, when guys who've been buying cheap lowers start unloading them when prices skyrocket. It's easy to say, "just don't break the law". But in this case, the "law" is extremely vague and left solely to the ATF and DOJ to interpret. Sure, someone could hope they have good representation. But if it had to go through appeals, most people cannot afford a long protracted court case. And I wouldn't plan on the NRA picking up the bill. A case like that could damage your career and cause irreparable, irreversible financial harm. The vague nature of the rules, scare the crap out of me. To me, they represent the first step to banning private sales altogether. Make everyone a potential criminal and gun confiscation isn't too many years behind. The gun lobby talks about sweeping, dramatic change, but they are playing the long game right under our noses.
This won't deter me from selling and trading as I always have. But, I don't think I'll be selling stuff at 3x value during the next panic either.
