and one more thing.....
it says manufacture and export....
it say's nothing about selling.
now every guy in the country packing .38 spcl target loads is subject to 10 years in the slammer????
No. If you sell items that others make, you do not register. It also does not include those made for personal, non-commercial use. You as a handloader for your own use are not required to register. Me as a commercial handloader must register.
The industry is split in two about ITAR. Some say it doesn't apply to them (which it clearly does) and don't pay it. A lot of boutique ammo shops and such as well as SOT 2 manufacturers don't pay. Most of the larger companies like Remington, GemTech, Hornady, Dillon are registered with ITAR. I know some large companies that aren't complying with ITAR.
I just read through most of that ITAR cr@p and it is so braud that it could very conceivably apply to posting a knock of M193 load on the internet.
I'm curious if Lee Precision is paying reg. fees, as they make machinery for the manufacture of ammunition.
or if any of the little guys out there selling cast boolits (the Bullshop comes to mind) are caughing up $1,750/year.
IMHO, the U.S. State Department rots! It's been a bastion of communist and liberals since the early 20th centruy.
Again, the ITAR does not apply to dealers. I doubt most cast bullet companies, even the larger ones are paying ITAR. Most people don't even know about it.
The general purpose of ITAR was military weapons and ordnance like missile launch systems, explosives, etc. With the wording, the little guys for the civilian market got swept under the rug.
The major key, which the ATF is trying to figure out, is how is the ITAR enforced. The ATF does not enforce it but does mention it to the manufacturing FFLs to look into it. If the State Department is enforcing it for military companies but pretty much leaving the civilian companies alone, then one might be safe from not complying with ITAR. It's sort of like police will usually not bat an eye if you're driving 5 or 10mph over the speed limit, but do 15mph+ over it and they'll enforce the law. The ATF is trying to get the official word from the State Department as to how it effects FFLs for the civilian market, but the bureaucracy is eating at them too. When they know more, there will be an open letter to FFLs mentioning the ITAR ruling.