Mojo-jo-jo
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Sooo, I was at a gun show yesterday, and I noticed that a dealer had a M&P 45 with a handwritten sign on it that said "LEO AND ACTIVE/RETIRED MILITARY ONLY." The case also had a sticker on it that appeared to be factory applied that said something to the effect of "for sale to law enforcement only."
The dealer was busy, so I didn't ask him about this, but I assume that if he went through the trouble of handwriting a sign for it that he would only sell it under the conditions noted. There are no legal restrictions on handgun features in this state, so I can't figure out for the life of me why sale of this pistol would be restricted.
What gives? Is S&W contractually requiring their dealers to sell certain products to LEO and military only? If so, why would they do this, and why would dealers go along with it? If this is the case, this certainly continues a dangerous precedent of manufactures restricting the sale of otherwise legal products such as Ruger restricting >10 round magazines.
Or, am I completely wrong and this is some horsehockey that this dealer is doing on his own?
The dealer was busy, so I didn't ask him about this, but I assume that if he went through the trouble of handwriting a sign for it that he would only sell it under the conditions noted. There are no legal restrictions on handgun features in this state, so I can't figure out for the life of me why sale of this pistol would be restricted.
What gives? Is S&W contractually requiring their dealers to sell certain products to LEO and military only? If so, why would they do this, and why would dealers go along with it? If this is the case, this certainly continues a dangerous precedent of manufactures restricting the sale of otherwise legal products such as Ruger restricting >10 round magazines.
Or, am I completely wrong and this is some horsehockey that this dealer is doing on his own?