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IMO, there's a difference between not partaking and calling the ATF - especially when those you call the ATF on happen to be your competitors, and especially when there is no positive proof. As stated, I admit there is the potential that these are unmarked, post 9/94 mags. However, preban mags in each instance did indeed exist, in however limited quantities at the time. As such, it seems that we must go with the current laws, which state that it is illegal for a private citizen to own LEO marked mags. These are not such marked. It also states that the importer must sign an affadavit stating that to their knowledge, they were manufactured prior to 9/94. The importer in turn, is going by what his overseas supplier says. So... basically you are going on the word of the guy in the other country (you know, the one the ATF can't really touch?). If anyone is doing anything illegal, it would be those outside the US, as they are the only ones who would know the true origins of the mags. The final purchaser has, according to the law, a completely legal mag - if it is not marked LEO, and other mags just like it existed prior to 9/94, then it must be assumed to be preban. Thus, what good does it do for CSA to rat out a retailer of these mags, besides trying to scare these retailers into stopping their sale? What good does it do the shooting community besides driving up the prices again?
Rocko
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