Originally Posted by
Rich
Question: is the new owner at liberty to sell the 20 joule spring, to anyone?
Supplementary question - is it the spring vendors obligation, or even business, to check whether the buyer has, is in the process of, or is thinking about applying for an FAC for an HW97? The answer to that leads to the answer to your question.
The only issue would be if you knowingly sold such a spring for the express purpose of making a gun illegal i.e. to someone who you know will definitely be making a gun illegal, and thereby you are an accomplice to a crime. Such a scenario could arise if you advertised it as being used for that specific reason, and you were contacted by someone who asked you to confirm this as this is what he intended doing, you confirmed, and he bought the item.
Otherwise, as long as the item itself is legal to own it is legal to dispose of it. Heaven forbid we had any responsibility for any item we ever sold that could possibly be used illegally. This is actually an argument that gun antis were trying to use to completely shut down all gun manufacturers, vendors, etc, i.e. basically wipe out the entire gun trade and inevitably eventually all gun ownership in the US.
I even call BS on the "I am selling only to someone who is legally permitted to purchase such a gun" blurb appended to some sales adverts. Meaningless, and a waste of space. It is the buyer who is obliged to ensure that he is fit to purchase, as long as the vendor does not knowingly... well, as previous.
**WANTED**: WEBLEY PATRIOT MUZZLE END; Any Diana/Original mod.50 parts, especially OPEN SIGHTS