Ebay's erroneous and arrogant airgun policy in VA!

[tomsz]

https://monachuslex.com/?p=1162

...there are no statutory bars to the lawful purchase or possession of air guns in Virginia.  And it is good that Virginia has not attempted such controls because it turns out that states are preempted by federal law from banning the sale of air guns, at least to adults.    15 USC § 5001(g)(ii) states that:

(g) Preemption of State or local laws or ordinances; exceptions

…  no State shall—

(ii) prohibit the sale (other than prohibiting the sale to minors) of traditional B–B, paint ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure.

This brings up a good point.  Localities may, under both federal and state law, impose restrictions on the sale of air guns to minors but may not impose such restrictions on adults.

[jedll]

I don’t think there’s anything absurd about a suit at all. What grants Ebay the authority to restrict the entire state of Virginia compared to any other state they freely allow them to be sold?

Common sense suggests by reading between the lines of this (Ebay only rule) there is an anti gun nut, Liberal likely from Virginia working at Corporate Ebay offices abusing the authority of their position. Until Ebay can come up with something legal to justify themselves they ARE in the act of “Discrimination” by singling a certain group of people out.

Other than the anti gun nut in their offices that wrongfully/vengefully put Virginia on the “do not ship list” most corporate execs are probably unaware. While four years of enlightening posts on the matter go unnoticed the simple filing of a lawsuit would likely bring this issue to a head very quick.