Restricted weapon accessories, page 1

reply to post by ANNED

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What state do you live in? (I'm thinking California)

That strikes me as some pretty hinky stuff if they confiscated your device. The PVS-2 is pretty old by todays standards and a dime a dozen on the market (usually refurbished).

I'd contact a lawyer.

reply to post by Wolf321

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Here is a site that has a multitude of Optical options. That gives you the specs as well.

swfa.com...

You may find cheaper prices at one the auction sites like gunbrokers however.

There are restrictions the industry has placed onto itself. Also when you order from some co.'s they require you to sign a non export form. As far as a great price on alot of dif set ups ATN corp I think has some of the best. I have never had a problem ordering from them. ATN

IR laser designators have the same thing but a little more tight. A civilian can't directly order from a distributer but a civilian can posses such a item.
Cali its illegal to have a weapon mounted nightvision device. All you cali folks need to read this CA GUN LAWS

night vision scope law link

Sniperscopes 468. Any person who knowingly buys, sells, receives, disposes of, conceals, or has in his possession a sniperscope shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this section, sniperscope means any attachment, device or similar contrivance designed for or adaptable to use on a firearm which, through the use of a projected infrared light source and electronic telescope, enables the operator thereof to visually determine and locate the presence of objects during the nighttime. This section shall not prohibit the authorized use or possession of such sniperscope by a member of the armed forces of the United States or by police officers, peace officers, or law enforcement officers authorized by the properly constituted authorities for the enforcement of law or ordinances; nor shall this section prohibit the use or possession of such sniperscope when used solely for scientific research or educational purposes.

So if you had it mounted on a camera set up in line. It would have been legit. Last line in the regulation. B/C you could be bird watching/photo shooting..

reply to post by allenidaho

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I can see them using that excuse, but in all reality, if someone in or out of the military wanted to get such technology to any potential national enemy of the US, it would be done regardless of such regulations.

LEO's can get most anything that is available to the military. There are plenty of corrupt cops around that could easily be bought off to be a straw man for a single piece. The same for any major crime organization, who may already have insiders in LE.

It seems more realistic that they want to keep such technology away from the regular citizenry.

I could understand a restriction on outside sales until a contract for a quota is met, but other than that, it seems more about power and control.

Originally posted by allenidaho
The newest night vision and thermal scopes designed for military use are not available to the public for a good reason. If they were, you pretty much guarantee that the technology would be making it's way to China and a handful of other countries to undergo reverse engineering.

Then you no longer have the advantage on the battlefield.

Maybe in your state/country. Here we've finally got a "affordable" thermal option now.

www.readymaderesources.com...

Read down at bottom it talks about applicable laws from dept. of state about exporting outside US.

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