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Originally Posted by Silvercore
I notice that 007 airsoft seems to be able to retail, seems like the law allows it??
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Quite the contrary. In spring of 2006, there were 12 airsoft retailers in Canada. By fall, there were 3. A few had their licenses revoked, 2 were prosecuted, and the rest got out due to fear of the consequences or the hassle from the CBSA were not worth it. The last of the importers (A&A) just got about 2 weeks ago.
Now, all there is for importers are a few guys doing 1s and 2s of this and that. Nothing like what we had only 2 years ago.
You could say the CBSA is very good at catching you and making your life miserable. They will allow some shipments in, let everything flow smoothly. They lull you in when you get greedy, because people are beating down your door for guns and the money is flowing in. Then, when you make a big order and all looks good, WHAM!!!! They seize the order, even though they let the same one in 2 weeks before. Now, you face a fine, lost goods and your license disappears. I've seen it happen.
Most retailers don't recover from $10,000 in lost goods. There are no mass-market retailers in Canada with deep pockets. The law doesn't allow for it.
Read this:
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=51609
This is a pretty good overview of the law and the stance of enforcement agencies.