Valor Talk

Ben,

What do your warehouse and order processing personnel use to determine whether a certain product is legal for sale in a particular state?  For instance, I have had a couple of customers who have attempted to purchase gun magazines with a capacity that exceeds California state law (I believe that this limit is 10 rounds, maximum capacity).  When I placed the order at valor (not knowing that the 10 round law existed), my order was canceled and kicked back to me with an explanation indicating that the item(s) could not be shipped to CA.

I am happy that the order was stopped from leaving the warehouse, but I am curious as to who caught the order, how was it flagged, and are all of your products safeguarded in a way that they will be less likely to be shipped to jurisdictions which do not allow their sale?  If so, can you provide insight as to how this is accomplished?  Is there a master list somewhere, or do your folks just have knowledge of the industry that they leverage to catch purchases that may exceed the law?

Thanks for your time,
Rick 

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Rick

Unfortunately, there is no master list.  This is something I have wanted to add to the system for a while.  I will hopefully get to it soon.  Fortunately, all the orders feed through one person who releases them to the warehouse.  She is the one with the knowledge.  I will see if I can get her to make me a list of some sort.

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Ben Newton

Here is a bit of interesting reading on the topic which specifically states (with regard to gun laws within the State of California):

"California has some of the strictest gun control laws of the United States....   There are also numerous other laws, such as prohibition on possession of tracer ammunition, handgun armor piercing ammunition, .50 BMG rifles, and the sale or transfer of magazines with a capacity of over 10 rounds."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_control_in_the_United_States_(by_state) 

I'm sure other google searches on the topic would likely result in more information that I would even care to read.  Maybe NRA.org or something along those lines would have a master list of some sort.
 

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Rick