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Harold Bradtke - 27 Jun 2006 05:07 GMT

How long has the BATFE been after Performance Hobbies?
This sounds serious.

http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060625-114725-9396r.htm

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Kevin OClassen - 27 Jun 2006 11:00 GMT

> How long has the BATFE been after Performance Hobbies?
> This sounds serious.
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> http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060625-114725-9396r.htm
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> Harold Bradtke

This happened several weeks ago. Ken was at NERRF last Saturday, so hasn't
been sent away to the Black Hole. From what I understand (little), the
issues were more around proper recordkeeping than anything else. Of course,
that doesn't mitigate how serious this might be for him.

Kevin OClassen

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Bob Kaplow - 27 Jun 2006 23:18 GMT

> How long has the BATFE been after Performance Hobbies?
> This sounds serious.
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> http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060625-114725-9396r.htm

I heard they visited at least one hobby shop in Indiana and asked for
similar records. The hobby shop "just said no".

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Malcolm Reynolds - 27 Jun 2006 23:59 GMT

>> http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060625-114725-9396r.htm
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> I heard they visited at least one hobby shop in Indiana and asked for
> similar records. The hobby shop "just said no".

That hobby shop owner can expect some IRS (or similar) trouble in the near future.

Of course, it will be completely coincidental (wink, wink).

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Bob Kaplow - 28 Jun 2006 02:05 GMT

>>> http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060625-114725-9396r.htm
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> Of course, it will be completely coincidental (wink, wink).

Alas, the JBGTs are no longer part of the Treasury dept.

The shop sold no regulated materials. The JBGTs had no warrant. Even if they
did, there were no records to turn over.

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David Schultz - 28 Jun 2006 03:12 GMT

>>>> http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060625-114725-9396r.htm
>>> I heard they visited at least one hobby shop in Indiana and asked for
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> Alas, the JBGTs are no longer part of the Treasury dept.

Not required. The pyrotechnics community is having its own troubles with
the CPSC. Two organizations (PGI and The Fireworks Foundation) that
stepped up to help a chemical supplier defend themselves in court found
themselves subject to a tax audit on the recommendation of an unnamed
agency. Almost certainly the CPSC.

> The shop sold no regulated materials. The JBGTs had no warrant. Even if they
> did, there were no records to turn over.

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Charles P Lamb - 28 Jun 2006 05:44 GMT

Has anyone written to the Washington Times to correct their reference to
APCP as a "federally regulated explosive" ?

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