Ladies and gents, I have a question here about magazines shipped from the US.
I and my friend have .22 rifles, US made. They use 5 and 10 round magazines. These are not in stock here in London. To cut a long story short, we can't order these direct from the US. The company will ship them to a US address and will require a US-based account from which the payment will be made. That means that the US individual must mail them to the UK guy, or the guy must collect them and take them with him in checked baggage.
What are the legal issues here? Are magazines regarded as firearm components for the purposes of exports? Can the US citizen who mails those here to the UK get into any trouble? Can the guy who takes them in his luggage get into trouble with the US authorities?
I'm not worried about the UK angle/customs because that side is taken care of. I'm also not concerned about customs charges, if the things get charged, they get charged, I am only interested in the legal aspects of getting those magazines off US soil.
I and my friend have .22 rifles, US made. They use 5 and 10 round magazines. These are not in stock here in London. To cut a long story short, we can't order these direct from the US. The company will ship them to a US address and will require a US-based account from which the payment will be made. That means that the US individual must mail them to the UK guy, or the guy must collect them and take them with him in checked baggage.
What are the legal issues here? Are magazines regarded as firearm components for the purposes of exports? Can the US citizen who mails those here to the UK get into any trouble? Can the guy who takes them in his luggage get into trouble with the US authorities?
I'm not worried about the UK angle/customs because that side is taken care of. I'm also not concerned about customs charges, if the things get charged, they get charged, I am only interested in the legal aspects of getting those magazines off US soil.